My Husband Wanted Us in Separate Rooms — Then One Night, I Heard Something I Couldn’t Ignore

His jaw tightened. “I told you, I just want to sleep by myself. I’m restless at night. I toss and turn. I don’t want to hurt you accidentally.”

That excuse rang hollow. He’d always been a restless sleeper, but never once had it been an issue before. Why now?

I nodded anyway, swallowing down the lump in my throat. I couldn’t push him further, not when he was already shutting me out so completely.

The noises worsened that night, louder and more persistent than ever. I tried to ignore them, but the suspense gnawed at me until I couldn’t take it anymore.

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