Gothic Horror Challenge 2010
Bluebeard's First
He had loved her with all the fervor his young heart could muster. He'd needed to do some quick work to manipulate the fates, but finally, she agreed to the marriage.
He built her a beautiful home in the country and filled it with the sorts of things women liked, according to the sales clerks. He threw a wedding party that would be talked of for years. He never noticed the denial in her eyes until they were home-until she whispered his rival's name in their bed.
She would never say the man's name again. He would see to that.