Married to my ex-husband's boss
“Since I saw him in a bar in my hometown. I married him. He was… supposed to be a husband, but he was never one.”
The other detective scribbled quickly, then asked, “What do you mean by that?”
“He wanted control,” Elle said, her voice steadying even though I could feel her hand trembling in mine. “Not love. Never love. He was cruel, manipulative. But I couldn't leave because at that time he was all I had.”
I rubbed slow circles into her palm as she spoke, grounding her, reminding her she wasn’t trapped anymore.
“And Melody?” the first detective pressed.
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