MY WILD OBSESSION
“She’s my wife. What’s mine is hers, and she can do whatever she pleases without explaining anything to you.”
Before she can respond, his hand finds mine. Warm, firm, and grounding.
Out of the corner of my eye, I catch Cassie halfway up the stairs. She’s watching, a proud smile on her face, like she’s just witnessed something satisfying.
Then she turns and disappears upstairs.
Hardin doesn’t look back at his mother. He just leads me away.
We walk upstairs, past the tension, past the silence, all the way to the top floor—our wing.
The moment we step inside, I pull my hand from his and walk into the sitting room.