Shattered Vows

Clara paused, her eyes locking onto the man's stormy face. It was just a ring, tossed carelessly into a dark corner. Why the sudden fury? Then it hit her. He'd always nitpicked at her, his mood turning arctic whenever she fell short. In four years of being together, apart from a brief moment of tenderness in bed, when had this man ever shown her a smile in daily life?

Clara lingered on his face, t