The Awakening
I should lay her down on that bed and worship her body until she believes, truly believes that she is the only woman I want.
But I can't.
I stand frozen in the doorway, my feet rooted to the stone floor, my hands hanging uselessly at my sides. Every instinct screams at me to move, to act, to be the husband she deserves. But something deeper holds me back.
Something broken.
Something that looks at June and sees a stranger.
"Kai." Her voice softens. Not with forgiveness, with resignation.
"Please. I just need you to try."
I take a step forward.
Then another.
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