*I... I can't...Mff—!*
The rest of her words never escaped.
Aether's hand shot forward with terrifying speed, his fingers wrapping around her delicate neck before effortlessly lifting her completely off the ground.
Her feet dangled helplessly above the cold metallic floor.
*Oi... oi... oi...* he muttered almost playfully, tilting his head as though disappointed rather than angry.
*You're making this daddy saddddd*
He leaned closer until their faces were only inches apart.
*What a disobedient wife you are... hmm? Since when did you become so unruly?*
*A... A... Ae...ther...*
Her voice emerged only as broken, strangled gasps.
Her hands desperately clawed at his wrist. Her widened eyes bulged with horror.
Her husband...
The man who had always protected her...
Was choking her without the slightest hesitation.
The sheer contradiction shattered her understanding of reality.
She hoped everything was fake!
Nothing was real—
