Gothic Horror Challenge 2010
Bluebeard's Sixth
After one week, he knew he would relish it when the time came. Her housekeeping was relentless. Every speck of dust was a personal affront; muddy boots brought fury.
It took some clucking and nagging for her to get through the entire house. He almost reacted when she breached the door to the nursery and the precious items another woman had lovingly accumulated, but he waited. It would be sweeter after she understood.
Finally he came in from the fields and found her in the room he had always locked. Now he could kill her, amidst the ones he loved.