But then she met Stuart. All her dreams of a perfect marriage broke.

After Morwenna left, the house fell silent.

The faint, sleepy scent that lingered only made Stuart more irritable.

Losing something you've had hurts way more than never having it in the first place.

Stuart had been bothered by insomnia for years, and he had grown accustomed to it.

But after Morwenna arrived, he had slept soundly twice.

Then it was back to wakeful nights, and Stuart was losing his cool, teetering on the brink of blowing up.

He couldn't allow someone to have such a hold over him. It made him feel too vulnerable.

Money couldn't fix this.

With Norbert around, plain threats were off the table, too.

What about emotions?

bear to use vile, violent means

her pure gaze. It was like a mirror,

Stuart called Fletcher.

sly fox Fletcher

listened, the

"Stuart, do as I say. Making a woman

rented apartment. She tidied up her things and

roommate, a woman in her thirties,

she had to sleep in the living

place, and

first day away from Stuart, Morwenna even

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Hollow, without friends or family there, and Norbert was unaware of her address, so she assumed it was her roommate. Morwenna

it was Stuart, she instinctively tried to shut it

his face clouded with anger, Stuart

hate him that

was the first time he found himself on

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