Chapter 8 Ready to Go

Arthur was doing this to see if her body still felt familiar.

She’d lost her memory and forgotten she once loved him.

For five years, they shared a bed, with countless intimate moments.

He knew her body better than anyone,

now he was trying to recapture that feeling–but it was gone.

and

Her reaction to his kiss and touch was

pure disgust. Her clear eyes showed only wariness.

The air felt icy, tension thick in the room.

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Charlotte stepped back, keeping her distance. Her voice was cold. “Arthur, even though we’re married, you’re a stranger to me. Don’t come near me, or I’ll call the police.”

opened the door

darkened, veins throbbing with frustration

seeing the bedroom only made him

the high table, delicate figurines on the

now, all of that

back to its cold, empty state, sterile and

her scent, all traces of her

clicked in his

walk–in closet, and the light

eyes fell on the space where

had erased every trace of herself, like she was ready to leave

shoved it

with insomnia

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after marrying Charlotte, things had

But in just two days, it all

phone and called a friend.

*****

the villa, the cool night

then, her phone rang. It was

“Hello, Diana.”

Diana said, “I heard you lost your

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