26 parts Ongoing MatureDr. AphroditeMorgan was a respected psychologist, known most for her ability to connect with patients and untangle the deepest webs of trauma and despair. On the surface, her life was enviable-a spacious suburban home, an accomplished career, and a husband, Dakota, who had been her college sweetheart. But behind closed doors, her marriage had eroded into a hollow shell.
Dakota, once attentive and kind, had grown cold and detached. Their conversations had dwindled to obligatory exchanges about bills and schedules. He seemed more interested in his phone or his colleagues than in her. Nights were spent in separate bedrooms, the silence between them echoing louder than words ever could.
Desperate for purpose outside her crumbling personal life, Aphrodite began volunteering at a local prison, offering counseling to inmates. She believed that everyone deserved a chance to heal, no matter the mistakes they had made.
It was during one of these sessions that she met Daniel Eastland.
