Prisoner of Shame
David sat against the headboard with a thick history book open in his lap, glasses perched on his nose, looking like sin dressed as sophistication.
It had been a month since Marlene’s release from the hospital—and in that time, Brielle had slowly, almost unconsciously, begun to live here. Her scent lingered on his pillows. Her laugh echoed off the walls. Her clothes, once folded in an overnight bag, now hung beside his.
She stirred, a soft sound escaping her lips as she stretched, arms overhead like a sleepy kitten. David didn’t look away from his page, but his focus had shifted the moment she moved.
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