Chapter 3

Alexander went completely still. For the first time, his handsome face showed something close to shock. It was as if he were seeing the woman in front of him for the first time. No. Maybe he had never truly seen her at all. What he had seen was only a shadow called "wife," someone who loved him so much she lost herself, someone he could control and take from whenever he wanted.

The Evelyn in front of him now was pale and thin, dressed in a simple silk nightgown, sitting in the middle of the shredded agreement. Yet her back…