THE ABANDONED WIFE
It was a word that grated against every fiber of her being, a concept she had always associated with outdated notions of marriage, with the very paternalistic views she had rebelled against.
Her father’s words, about love not paying the bills, suddenly twisted into a new, insidious meaning. Was this the cost of her freedom? To trade one form of control for another?
She stared at him, her mind reeling. The argument she had been preparing, the fierce defense of her independence, died on her lips. She saw the set of his jaw, the unyielding look in his eyes.
This was not the gentle, understanding Dante who would sit with her in comfortable silence. This was a new Dante, a provider, yes, but also
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