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 and

darkened, veins throbbing with

but seeing the bedroom only

used to love decorating–trinkets everywhere, a vase on the high table, delicate figurines on the bedside, cute throw pillows on the couch, and the bright

all of

to its cold, empty

scent, all traces of

clicked in

the walk–in closet, and the light flickered

space where her dresses used to

like

dull ache stirred in his chest, but Arthur shoved it aside, frustration rising.

struggled with

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marrying Charlotte,

he was better. But in just two days, it all

phone and called a friend. “Let’s go

*****

the villa, the cool night

rang. It

“Hello, Diana.”

a pause, and then Diana said, “I heard you lost

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