PHOTO PROMPT © J Hardy Carroll
‘This is your house?’ she says. She’s not imagined something so large, so sprawling hiding among London’s crowded streets.
He nods, and a muscle in his jaw twitches beneath the shaving cut she’s sure he won’t want her to notice.
‘What wonderful parties we can hold!’ she says, hands outstretched, as if already reaching for a cocktail glass. No matter that she has no friends yet. She will make some; for what else could a house such as this be built?
‘Parties? Goodness, no.’ His hand grips the gate, rattles at a lock she hasn’t noticed. ‘That’s what this is for: to keep my wife in and everyone else out.’
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No Frigate like a book 
Dear Louise,
It doesn’t sound like she’s going to make any friends or have parties. I hope she can turn and run from a grim future with him. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think she’ll be all right. I have a good feeling about her.
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Oh man… poor fool didn’t see what she was getting into…
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No, perhaps not – but I think the key question will be what she does now!
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We’re off to a bad start here, but I trust she can get his attitude readjusted. Though he sounds like he could be related to Christian Gray.
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I like to think she can – now she’s got an inkling of what she’s dealing with.
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It’s not too late, run. I take it they aren’t married yet. Good thing he told her his plans. I have my doubts that she can change him.
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I like to think it’s almost never too late to turn and run!
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Wow, great twist.
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Thank you. Glad you liked it.
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It doesn’t sound promising. Will it be worth the effort, I wonder
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