Chapter Twenty-Four: Waiting in Silence
Addison sat alone in the spacious living room of their flat, the soft glow of the lamp casting shadows across the empty space. It had been two months since their wedding, and in that time, she and Arki had fallen into a routine of silence and distance that weighed heavily on Addison's heart.
As she waited for Arki to return home, Addison couldn't help but feel a pang of loneliness wash over her. In the beginning, she had held onto hope that their marriage would bring them closer together, that they would find solace and companionship in each other's arms. But as the days turned into weeks, Addison had come to realize that their relationship had become little more than a facade—a fragile illusion of happiness that masked the emptiness that lay benea
