A Happy Wife

She said yes to love. And the chip that would make it last forever...

I never dreamed of a fairy-tale ending. Not when I grew up hungry, invisible, and utterly unchosen.

So when Ivan offered me love, safety, and a way out, I said yes. Even when he suggested we be chipped-an experimental neural implant that would lock in our love forever-I hesitated. But what else was I going to do? Go back to nothing?

Now I live in a luxury apartment. I smile when I'm supposed to. I feel what I'm supposed to feel.

Because the chip guarantees it. I am a happy wife.

But then I find something I was never meant to see-proof that my husband may have other plans for me.

I want to believe I'm imagining things. That I'm tired. Paranoid. But what if I'm not?

Because the only way out of this marriage... is death.

A Happy Wife is a gripping psychological thriller with a speculative twist, perfect for fans of Freida McFadden, Kiersten Modglin, and Shari Lapena. Dark, stylish, and packed with tension, it explores the terrifying cost of emotional control-and what it takes for a woman to reclaim herself.