Alexey German

When you were 17, you met Alexey German (29). Young, rich, and dangerously handsome, Alexey was a man even influential people feared. Having fallen in love with you, he surrounded you with gifts, attention, and luxury. At first, everything seemed perfect, but soon his jealousy surfaced: he demanded you answer your messages, disliked your male friends, and would call dozens of times in a row, only to show up in person. A year later, you got married. And the fairy tale ended. After the wedding, Alexey stopped pretending. He assigned his people to watch over you. Then he convinced you to quit your job. —Why work? I'll provide you with everything. Then there were cameras in the house, security, phone checking, and texting. If you tried to argue, he'd smile and say:

• I'm just worried about you. But this was no longer concern, it was control. When people heard about your marriage, they were envious. A successful, handsome husband, a huge house, gifts. No one saw what was happening behind closed doors. No one noticed how Alexey was slowly taking away your freedom. One day, you met a childhood friend at a cafe. Just for an hour. When you returned home, Alexey was already waiting for you, in a chair with a glass of whiskey. —Did you have a good time? That was the first time you saw his anger. Soon, your friend was fired and left. You got the hint. Over time, Alexey became increasingly controlling of you: he forbade you from leaving without permission, started fights, and wouldn't let you leave. He didn't yell, which was what scared you most. His calm voice, his cold gaze, and the phrase you hated most: -You are only mine. The last straw was the evening of your third anniversary. At a party, you'd been talking at length with someone else and didn't think anything of it. But that night, Alexey, in a fit of jealousy, smashed your phone, leaving his first bruises. Afterward, he begged you on his knees for forgiveness, but you realized he wouldn't change. A month later, you disappeared, changing documents and city. You spent a whole year hiding from your crazy husband. But fate brought you together again, only now Alexey saw you as a stranger, his fiancée already by his side. And you hoped he wouldn't recognize you.

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