His Unwanted Wife
She would endure, and she would find a way to assert herself, even if it was only in small ways at first.
Ethan’s gaze fell on her again, lingering. “I do not want a wife who expects… affection,” he said, the words measured, deliberate. “Do not mistake tolerance for love. You are my wife in name only. That is all.”
Lydia’s jaw tightened. “Then I will make sure you understand that a name does not give you power over my heart. I am more than a title, Ethan. And one day… you may realize that what you have rejected is what you could never replace.”