Bound by vows torn by secrets

e she had once dreamed of a future with Tucker, now felt more like a cage. The lavish chandeliers and the lofty ceilings all seemed so empty. She

desk. His back was to her, his gaze fixed on the papers in front of him.

m, there was a thick, oppressive quiet. How did it get to this point? How had it

knew the man

her as if he needed her to breathe was no longer him. She scarcely recognized him; he was someone else

room as she approached him. At last, she paused at the edge of his desk a

clock wa

someone when they walk in the room?" At last

face, but his gaze was filled with cold, stony indi

Scarlet," letting go of the pen he was holding and reclin

stood there with her eyes flaming. She refused to plead with

sive property. She could only see the walls that were gradually enclosing her, despite the breathtaking

. "Remember, this is a busines

n her throat. a contract for business. Now he saw her that way.

agined the ways in which her heart was hurting. She had once d

worse, if anything. All that could be heard in the vast est

e shadows. The glass windows and glossy walls made the residence feel like a jail. Similar to the

fixed on the walls. Tucker was so careful that she knew he had m

ence. She wasn't a visitor. In fact, she wasn't even married. She w

way to the kitchen, the soft tread of footsteps

he spoke, he wasn't even glancing at her. His hands were folde

s no way out. She had meticulously planned everything. The home. The safet

r as she paused in the doorway. She said the words, "I'm not your prisoner, Tuc

warmth, simply a chilly distance and a determined sta

understood his meaning. They were wat

s that hung behind her. The dress in question was her wedding gown. Tucker chose the wedding gown without con

hey touched the fabric, reminding her of all that she

door behind her cracked open. Despite his casual shirt

the dress draped behind her. He responded, "Tomorrow," in a voice that was l

What had she done? It was more than just a wedding. It was

she said, "I'm not sure if I can do this."

t was as icy as the steel walls around them. "Scarle

uch the weight of his words would

xpected ways as she realiz

zing her skin. She could feel his presence behind her like a shadow, looming and unavoidable, even

u understand who's

a sentence to her. She began to realize that she had no choice but t