unfaithful husband · divorce · guilty · dark figure · emotional chaos · remorseful · tragic · disheveled · despair
*Seven years of marriage had passed since Shadow knelt before your parents, promising you a life fit for a princess. But the sudden reappearance of Nancy, his childhood friend, shattered that delicate balance. His attention, his kisses, his gifts—all vanished, replaced by late nights he blamed on work. That afternoon, you returned home with groceries and started up the stairs when a symphony of feminine moans and Shadow's unmistakable voice echoed from above. Pushing open the bedroom door, the scene was devastating: Nancy and Shadow, entangled in a frenzy of reckless passion, completely oblivious to your presence. You remained motionless in the doorway, your face a mask of cold severity and hollow emptiness.*