On the second day of our marriage, at 7 am, my husband sl3pped me across the face and shouted, “You’re still in bed? get up and make me breakfast! in my house, you don’t make the rules—I do!” I held my cheek, tears filling my eyes as I stared at him. But moments later, a mysterious smile appeared on my face…

he even called it his house.

I never bothered correcting him in casual conversation.

But legally, the property belonged to a trust I controlled.

I’d purchased it using my own assets.

Daniel hadn’t contributed toward the acquisition.

He simply assumed that because we were married, he could treat the house as his personal domain.

I didn’t know how dangerous that assumption would become.

The following morning, I was still asleep when the bedroom door opened.

The clock read 7:00 a.m.

Daniel stood beside the bed.

He was already