BOOK 3: THE WIFE’S DANGEROUS OBSESSION
Chapter 1: The Wedding Night
The apartment is quiet when she steps inside, but it doesn’t feel empty. There’s a weight in the air—something intangible, something electric. The kind of quiet that hums beneath the skin.
Her new husband, Gregory, lingers behind her in the hallway, rolling in one last suitcase. He’s beaming with satisfaction, a man proud of the way things have finally aligned. His hand grazes her lower back as he sets the bag down. “Home,” he says warmly.
She smiles, faint but genuine, trying to match his enthusiasm. “Home,” she repeats.
The apartment is sleek, spacious, tastefully decorated in shades of gray and brushed metal, but it lacks the fingerprints of personal history. It feels… paused. Like time stood still here for a whil
