Not How I Dreamt You

He built me the life I'd always wanted. I just never asked what it was built on.

At eighteen, I fell in love with Xavier Zagreus over the course of one unforgettable summer.

Then my family moved away.

Years later, I came home expecting little more than memories. Instead, I found the man I'd never truly forgotten.

The town's golden boy had become everything people always knew he would. Successful, respected, and devoted. He was also a single father to a little girl who quietly stole my heart before I ever realized she'd change my life.

This time, we got it right.

The big wedding.

The happy family.

A home I'd once only dreamed about.

Now I'm raising the daughter he loves more than life itself, carrying our first child together, and living a life people would envy.

Until one overheard conversation changes everything.

The questions begin quietly.

The answers don't.

Because the man I married has spent years protecting more than our family, and the closer I get to the truth, the more I realize some secrets were never meant to survive the light.

I always dreamed we'd find our way back to one another.

I just never imagined what he'd become while I was gone.

⚰️NOTE⚰️
Not How I Dreamt You is an emotionally heavy, psychologically dark romance featuring an intensely obsessive (anti) hero, abundant spice, morally gray characters, and themes that aren't intended for every reader. Please do go over the CW within.