Burning Passion: Love Never Die

“What’s amiss

Emerging from the kitchen, Millie noticed Marcus standing by the bed, his demeanor tinged with frostiness.

“You’ve got a knife tucked under your pillow. Is someone causing you trouble?”

A glint of steel sharpened in Marcus’ gaze. He recalled the unease that had plagued him the previous night, an inscrutable intuition whispering of looming danger hovering menacingly over Millie’s horizon.

“Fortunately, I managed to evade him on the journey back here,” Millie disclosed.

“Yet, last night, he found his way into my home. Yet, I remained vigilant and exploited his unfamiliarity with the layout in the darkness. I struck first, inflicting injury. He fled,”

With Marcus’ arrival, Millie laid bare the peril she had encountered.

mixture of astonishment and apprehension, Marcus gleaned the details of the danger that had shadowed Millie’s return, Her journey had

hint of weariness lingered in Millie’s eyes, a testament

Marcus’ gaze settled upon the cold blade. Since the

dwell on it any longer. With you here,

In an instant, his demeanor shifted

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I’m your husband, not a figure summoned to attend to your lifeless body. When

Millie’s seemingly nonchalant demeanor, Marcus’ indignation

hesitated, then closed her lips in

anger flared within Marcus’ eyes, creasing his forehead

point of contention for him, especially in times of peril when she failed to

beneath his skin. After a hesitant moment, she mustered the courage to approach him, gently prying the knife from his grip and placing it on the table.

from you intentionally. Last night, I thought of calling you, but we were