Quiet Goodbyes, A Love Without TomorrowChapter 1

The moment I decided to leave Vincent Thompson, I made three bold moves. First, I listed all the expensive gifts he had given me up for free online—buyers only needed to pay for shipping. Second, I secretly sold the apartment we’d bought for our future at a fraction of its value and shredded the million-dollar custom wedding gown I had yet to wear. Third, I erased myself from the world, signing up for a classified, decade-long national research project that required cutting all ties with the outside world—maybe even forever.

By the time Vincent had meticulously planned his perfect proposal, I had already vanished from his life. He never realized it, but I was quietly preparing to leave with every embrace, kiss and night he didn’t come home while playing ‘wedding’ with his childhood sweetheart. I had become the obedient, accommodating woman he claimed to adore, only to have him shatter my trust.

One night, he finally lost control and asked me, “Why don’t you get angry anymore? Do you not love me anymore?”