He should be happy that he had it easy and wouldn't have to fight her for custody of the child since they would be together as husband and wife, but for some reason, Elijah felt dread creep up his spine instead. He knew Adele like the back of his head and whenever she was this compliant, watch your back twice.
In this state, she was like slow poison, smiling and lulling you with her sweet words while sucking away at your essence until you're nothing but a husk. Elijah pinched the space between his brows, he didn't want this - the submissive yet deadly version of her. He wanted her to be mad and take out all of her anger on him.
Their marriage doesn't need to be perfect but he didn't want a battlefield. Even if Adele decides to hate him for the rest of her life, he needed to know she had his back. But then, how could he ask for her trust when he broke her first? Elijah let out a frustrated sigh, the punishment was too much.
