Silent Punishment

Vivienne's POV.

It had been a week. Seven long, excruciating days where Don barely spoke to me beyond the necessities. Seven days where the tension in the air was thick enough to cut with a knife. Seven days of watching him FaceTime the kids with a warmth and love that didn’t extend to me.

When it came to me, his words were sharp, his tone clipped. The way he said my name felt like a punishment i