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.

8 Ready to Go

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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.”

she opened the door and

throbbing with frustration and

wanted to shower, but seeing

a vase on the high table, delicate figurines on

of that was

to its cold, empty state, sterile

presence, her scent, all traces

clicked

walk–in closet, and

eyes fell on the space where her

herself, like she was ready to

in his chest, but Arthur shoved it aside,

with insomnia for

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marrying Charlotte,

in just two days,

his phone and called a friend. “Let’s

*****

left the villa, the cool

then, her phone rang. It was her friend, Diana

“Hello, Diana.”

Diana said, “I heard you

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