Chapter 10

Nathan's eyes darkened. "Do you think I'm blind, Doris? The day before our wedding, you went to Nightmare Bar, didn't you?"

I paused, my mind reeling as I tried to recall that day. The memory

was faint but still there, lodged in my heart like a shard of glass. I had gone to the bar, yes. But not for the reasons Nathan assumed. That

day, I had gone to find him. To talk. To tell him how much I loved him,

how much I wanted us to be together, to build a future together. But

coldness had

echoed in my mind. "You

to him, but his response was nothing short of cruel. "If you want to be my wife, I can make that happen. But remember, that's all you'll ever be-a name and nothing

humiliation, the rejection. After that night, I had gone to the bar, needing to

night?" I said bitterly, opening my eyes and glaring at him. "I went to the bar because you broke me, Nathan. I needed space, and I needed to feel like myself again

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his face. But it was quickly replaced with anger. "That's not the point, Doris. I know what happened at that bar.

at the glass in front of me. The liquid inside shimmered, the amber color inviting me to forget everything for a while. I was about to take another sip, my mind heavy with the weight of everything that

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