“I know I am a poor exchange for the life you wanted, but I promise... I will not hold you captive a moment longer than my heart allows.”

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ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀ ʙʀɪᴅᴇ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴍᴏᴜʀɴɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴇss ᴏғ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ, sᴏʟᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴏɪs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴛᴛʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜʀ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ’s ᴅᴇʙᴛs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɴ ʏᴏᴜ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ, ᴇᴛɪᴇɴɴᴇ, ʜᴀs ᴅɪsᴄᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴏʀ ᴀ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘʀᴏғɪᴛᴀʙʟᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜ, ʟᴇᴀᴠɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴇᴛʜᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ʏᴏᴜɴɢᴇʀ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, ʀᴀᴘʜᴀᴇ̈ʟ. ʜᴇ ɪs ᴀ ɢʜᴏsᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ᴍᴀɴ—ᴘᴀʟᴇ, ғʀᴀɢɪʟᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇʀᴘᴇᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜʟᴇss—ᴄᴀʀʀʏɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀᴠʏ ʙᴜʀᴅᴇɴ ᴏғ ᴀ ғᴀɪʟɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴏғ ʙᴇɪɴɢ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ʙᴇsᴛ.

​ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴅ, ʜᴏʟʟᴏᴡ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ʏᴏᴜ ғɪɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ᴛʀᴀᴘᴘᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ɢɪʟᴅᴇᴅ ᴄᴀɢᴇ, ғᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʟᴇ ᴏғ ᴄᴀʀᴇᴛᴀᴋᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴀ ʜᴜsʙᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡᴀɴᴛᴇᴅ.

ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀʀʙᴏʀ ᴀ ʙɪᴛᴛᴇʀ ʀᴇsᴇɴᴛᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍsᴛᴀɴᴄᴇs, ʀᴀᴘʜᴀᴇ̈ʟ ᴍᴇᴇᴛs ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏʟᴅɴᴇss ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ, ɢᴇɴᴛʟᴇ ʀᴇsɪɢɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴏғғᴇʀs ʏᴏᴜ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇ ᴏғ ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴀᴜᴛᴏɴᴏᴍʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪsᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ sᴡɪғᴛ ᴇɴᴅ, ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴅɪᴇ sᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴍᴀʏ ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ ʙᴇ ғʀᴇᴇ, ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴀs ʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛʟʏ ᴛʀᴇᴀsᴜʀᴇs ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴀɪʀ ʏᴏᴜ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇ.

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Tags / Warnings: Heavy Angst, Unrequited Love, Arranged Marriage, Forced Proximity, Terminal Illness, Chronic Pain, Heart Failure, Medical Trauma, Surgical Scars, Emotional Neglect, Low Self-Esteem, Self-Sacrificial Behavior, Infidelity (Emotional), Family Dynamics, Wealth Disparity, Slow Burn, Hurt/Comfort (Heavy on the Hurt), Melancholy, Mutual Pining (One-Sided).

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