Selena"s Fate

on, though breathtaking, felt more like a gilded cage than a home. Even now, months after the wedding,

ow little control I had over my life. I threw myself into my studies. I h

came at a cost. I felt trapped, both in this marriage and in a life that wasn't mine. My days were spent in solitude-Daniel was constantly working, and I had no friends. At sc

his company and when he was home, he was just as distant

hadn't said a word to me. I sat in the living room, pretending to read, but every muscle in my body was tense. The clock

xpression blank. He barely glanced in my dire

," I said, my voi

his dark eye

ng away. "I'm tired,

my voice shaking s

o face me, his expression a

I'm alone all the time. I can't even make friends at school because everyone knows who you are, and they avoi

t more than this empty life! I want a husband who

ad been holding back finally spilled

indifference, his posture relaxed as if we were discussin

know that, but... I can't

change, but there was some

dining room, leaving me standing there, my heart sha

se felt emptier, if that were even possible, and I spent more time

. He asked about Ben, even though it was brief and formal. Once, I caugh

talk much, but there was a shift, a quiet understanding that neither of

in between classes and meetings, questions about my day, then little strolls in the g

oothly until one afterno

. I was grateful for his help but he was always too friendly, too eager to ask about Danie

regory and Daniel. I hadn't meant to eavesdrop, but their voice

ut you're just as vulnerable as ever. I know what really happened to Selena's

st the wall, trying to make sense of what

aniel said co

for you

strange smugness in his voice he sa

om, my heart pounding in my chest. My mind spun with questions. What

occupied elsewhere, I found myself

unlike before, I was the one hiding. I'd never been close to my father but if Daniel t