I didn't marry him for love.
I married him because I had no choice.
The wedding was perfect.
White roses. Vintage wine.
A room full of fake smiles.
Everyone thought I was the lucky one.
They didn't know the truth.
He hated me.
That night, after the last guest had left,
I stood alone in the master bedroom,
still suffocating in my heavy wedding dress.
The silence pressed in on me.
Then—
The door clicked open.
He walked in slowly.
His suit was still perfectly pressed.
His expression… colder than the night.
My husband.
He didn't touch me.
Didn't comfort me.
Didn't even pretend.
He walked straight past me,
poured himself a drink—
Then another.
As if I didn't exist.
Finally, he spoke.
"Don't get the wrong idea."
His voice was calm.
Too calm.
"This marriage means absolutely nothing."
I said nothing.
Not because I agreed.
But because I was watching.
He turned to face me.
His gaze was sharp enough to cut.
"You are not my wife," he said.
"You are just a tool."
The words landed.
Cold. Precise. Intentional.
Meant to break me.
I lowered my eyes.
Not in submission.
Just… calculation.
That was the first night of our marriage.
I should have hated him right then and there.
Maybe part of me did.
But what I didn't know was—
Everything was about to change.
In just one week,
he would be the one begging me not to leave.
And I wouldn't.