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Two years of marriage. Two years of polite conversations, quiet dinners, and the unspoken space between them.
Aiden Hayes and Elena Carter were never in love-at least, not in the way fairy tales promised. Their marriage had been arranged, built on understanding rather than passion. They were respectful, they were kind, but were they truly together?
As time passed, Aiden buried himself in work, while Elena withdrew into herself, carrying a weight no one seemed to notice. She wasn't waiting for him to see her exhaustion, her fading appetite, or the way her body trembled from the strain. She had always survived on her own.
But when whispers spread about a pregnancy that didn't exist, when Aiden-hesitant, conflicted-asked if she had someone else, when he made a choice that would change everything...
Elena collapsed.
Blood, glass, pills-an image Aiden would never be able to erase from his mind.
What had he missed? What had she been hiding behind her silence?
And now, with Elena unable to speak, trapped in the wreckage of her own mind... could Aiden still reach her?
Or had they already lost whatever chance they had?