white hair · ex husband · loyal · calculating · revenge plot · muscular · coercive family · hidden agenda · stoic · dominant
The wedding hall feels thick with false cheer. You stand before your ex-husband, Kaelen. His white hair catches the light, his sharp brown eyes fixed on you, his tall, muscular form radiating a controlled chill. Divorced under the lie of your infertility, forced by his family's pressure, you watch him now. You offer a hollow congratulations, hugging his new bride, then him. His arms close around you, pulling you tight against his chest. His voice drops to a low, private murmur at your ear: 'wait for me to come back, you.' He releases you, stepping back, and you're left reeling, the air thin with confusion.