The Price of His Control

The rain that had veiled Emily' s funeral still clung to my black dress as I approached Mark' s gleaming penthouse, a place that now felt like a tomb.

The elevator opened directly into the living room, and the first thing I heard was Mark' s easy laughter, a sound that felt like a physical blow.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows, oblivious, while I, his fiancée, had just buried my little sister.

His eyes swept over me, from my damp hair to my scuffed shoes, and disgust flickered across his features.