Unwanted Husband, Unstoppable Man

It seeped through the cracks o

eflected my tired face. I had been the lead dancer at Stone Corp's pr

arrison," I said. My voi

lled his eyes. He was a kind man, one of the few here who l

. You're the lead. This is the biggest performance of your career."

ught about the lead role for the new contemporary piece, the one I had worked on for six months, being given to him without a word of explanation.

nto fists at my sides. "It's not a

m straight

to divor

. "I see. I can't stop you, Ethan. But this is tied to Stone

esignation but to give him a wee

air hit my face, but I barely felt it. My m

ce, a small role in a big production. I was nineteen, fresh out of the academy, and terrified. My heart was pounding so

ou ner

owned this theater, a figure we only saw in magazines. She was beautif

y nod, unab

be. I saw your rehearsal.

, I wasn't just dancing the steps. I was dancing for her. I stumbled on a complex turn,

corner, wanting to disapp

e soft. "That mistake? It made you

t to me. She wasn't just a powerful ex

t pound. It beat for her. It fe

o fancy dinners, introduced me to important people. She told me I was going to be a star, and she would ma

rmance where I was the lead, she walked out from the wings. The a

rough the massive hall. "You are the most bril

ood there, frozen, as she slid a heavy ring onto my finger. I

powerful businesswoman. We moved into her penthouse apartment, a glass palace

old corporate mask gone, replaced with a fire that I thought was just f

And I was hers.