Ashes Of Roses At Night

Synopsis

On New Year's Eve, while carrying twins, I was stripped of my winter coat by my husband, whom I loved, and locked on a rooftop in subzero cold. Baz Greene was sick. Severe manic episodes left him violently averse to the outside world, except for a maid who looked like his first love. He showed her absolute devotion. Doctors said I was the only one who could treat him since I was a psychology expert. So I became his wife in his moments of clarity and the person he discarded in his moments of illness. For three years, I covered for him, stabilized his condition, and absorbed every blade of hostility from his family. In return, during an episode, he once again chose another woman over me. This time, he pushed me to the edge of ruin. Just minutes earlier, the maid had accidentally broken a lamp. I said. "How could you be so careless?" Baz came at me like a beast. He seized my throat and dragged me all the way to the rooftop. I begged him and told him I was carrying his children. However, he was consumed by a twisted sense of protection for the maid. "Serena," he said coldly, "even if you freeze to death, she has to be protected." The wind sliced through my skin like a blade. Warm blood seeped beneath me, staining the snow red. Through the glass, I saw him gently soothing the maid in his arms. In that moment, I placed my hand over the stillness of my abdomen. Something inside me finally went silent. I could no longer cure Baz's illness.