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A Fall

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Charlotte’s POV

Two weeks.

That’s how long it took for the honeymoon glow to fade into silence.

The mansion felt bigger now… colder. For the first few days after the wedding, Hayden had been attentive. He’d smile faintly when our fingers brushed, tilt his head when I spoke, listen to the tremble in my voice like it meant something.

But then, something shifted.

He pulled back.

The warmth vanished overnight.

Breakfasts turned to empty seats, dinners to quiet plates. The housekeeper told me, “Mr. Maxwell had an early meeting,” so often that it started to sound rehearsed.

When I did see him, it was in passing… like I was just another sound he’d grown used to ignoring.

At first, I thought he was tired. Then, I realized it wasn’t exhaustion. It was choice.

He was shutting me out.

I brought him tea once, hoping for some crack in the wall between us.

“You’ve been working all day,” I said softly, setting the cup down. “You should take a break.”

He didn’t look up from the documents spread befor
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