Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Carol bit into him hard, and both of their mouths were filled with the taste of blood.

But he didn't stop.

How could two people be so physically close, yet their souls drifting further apart?

Carol was forced to tilt her head back slightly, gasping for air under his kisses.

After what felt like an eternity, Felix released her chin, his hands gripping her waist.

"Stop!"

"Stop!"

The pain turned her face pale; she wasn't moved by this, not at all.

But he didn't seem to care about that, his grip on her waist unyielding, as if he wanted to shatter her into pieces.

When it was over, Carol's forehead was slick with sweat.

She lay on the bed, utterly drained, not even considering the possibility of getting up.

A rustle beside her, and then Felix was wiping her brow with a tissue.

"Get out."

Her voice was hoarse when she said the words; exhaustion made it difficult to even glare at him. She surrendered to sleep.

Felix covered her with a blanket, tucked it in, and then he went outside to smoke, staring up at the sky.

wind shaking the trees,

smoked one cigarette but it wasn't enough, so he smoked a second, quietly

before midnight, he turned to wake

hours, every movement a struggle, her body begging for

to

He shook her gently.

her head under

peeled it away, only to be met

and had regained a bit of strength, but the slap wasn't hard enough to leave a mark on his

darkened as

to watch

heavy coat over her, and carried her to

inhaled his familiar scent, but it brought

exactly midnight, the fireworks exploded, and the sky

in Greenfield every year, but you need

President Miller had bought

the fireworks annually, but over

what she had taken all for

now were

too tired to fight

fireworks lasted only about ten minutes, and afterward, he carried her

her eyes shut, unwilling to

said something as the fireworks burst? Was it "Happy

paid attention and

bed, she closed her

over and began

snapped open, her

in