Shattered Illusions

Gemma lay rigid against the silk sheets, the icy reality of his ultimatum sinking into her bones. Staring into the oppressive darkness of the bedroom, the jagged puzzle pieces of their marriage slammed together. In Gideon's eyes, she lacked the basic human right to say no. He wielded his staggering wealth like a weapon, choking off her exit, isolating her from Brooke and Mason, and gagging her fro