He smiled like it was romantic. “Just one more trial, babe,” my husband said, sliding a consent form across the table—my name already printed, my signature box highlighted. The lab smelled of bleach and burnt sugar. Then I saw the notes: Subject 7 — Spouse. My stomach dropped. “You promised it was safe,” I whispered. He didn’t blink. “It’s safer if you don’t fight.” The syringe clicked. And behind him… another chair was waiting.
He smiled like it was romantic. “Just one more trial, babe,” my husband said, sliding a consent form across the table—my name already printed, my signature box highlighted. I stared at the paper, then at him. Ethan Carter. The man I married because he was brilliant and gentle. The man who used to bring me…