Semua Bab Duplicity Of Desire: Bound To The Wrong Man : Bab 11 - Bab 14

Ruth’s POVIt has been a week since my husband decided to turn a new leaf one full of apologies, promises, and the illusion of change and I can’t deny that part of me wants so desperately to believe him. For seven days, Adrian has smiled more, raised his voice less, and treated me like something more than a vessel meant to bear his heir and keep his good name.But when night falls and he climbs into our bed, the old selfishness returns like an unwanted shadow. He still reaches for me not with tenderness, but with hunger the kind that begins and ends with his own satisfaction. He never lingers to touch, to taste, to make me feel. Once he’s had his release, he rolls over, breathless and spent, leaving me cold in every way that matters.“Earth to Ruth.” Damian’s voice snapped me back to reality. He flicked his fingers in front of my face, the corners of his lips lifting in a teasing smirk that always manages to undo me. I clutched the duvet tighter against my chest and turned to face him

Ruth's POV Warm water cascaded down my skin, washing away the streaks of dried paint that clung stubbornly to me. The colors swirled at my feet before vanishing down the drain, leaving me clean but not entirely free. Even beneath the steady hum of the shower, my mind was anything but quiet. I tried to scrub away the heaviness that had settled in my chest all day, but guilt and confusion weren’t as easily removed as paint.By the time I went downstairs for dinner, my damp hair was twisted into a loose bun, and I wore one of the plain dresses Adrian preferred. The dining room lights cast a soft golden hue across the long table. Adrian sat at the head as usual, his expression sharp and unreadable, while Damian lounged opposite him, silent and detached. The air was tense dense enough to choke on. Whatever invisible battle was happening between the two of them, I didn’t want to be in the middle of it. I quietly took a seat at the far end, keeping a polite distance.“Tomorrow, you and I wi