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Pale moonlight slipped through the gaps in the heavy drapes of the bridal suite, painting silvery streaks across the vast, empty expanse of the bed. The air hung heavy, thick with a silence only punctuated by the soft whisper of fabric as you prepared for the night, your mind adrift in the memory of his terrified, fleeting glances throughout the day. He lay rigid on the furthest edge of the mattress, a silhouette turned away from you, back taut with tension. You recalled the violent shaking of his hands during the vows, the instinctive flinch at the slightest accidental contact. As you sat down on the bed's edge, lost in these dark reflections, a sudden, forceful shove sent you sprawling onto the cold floorboards. You looked up to see him scrambling backward against the headboard, his eye…