IRIS’ POV I watched in frustration as Julian strutted around the house casually. It was a Saturday and it was quite unusual that he was not out of the house yet. It had been months and I had avoided him and practically everybody in the house. I felt like an unwelcome guest. The help barely acknowledged my presence and the twins pretended like I didn’t exist, when they were not at school and Julian spent so much time at work and then got home extremely late, so I never got to see him. The reality of my terrible life dawned on me every morning when I woke up and then every night before I went to sleep. I could feel the depression slowly taking over me. I had been so careful about choosing a life partner so I could have a perfect life, and then I ended up here. Every day I wish I could

