My mother asked who I wanted to marry for our family’s alliance, 404307 NovelShort

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When my mother asked who I wanted to marry for our family’s alliance, I didn’t hesitate—but this time, I didn’t choose Kendra Jewett.
Instead, I chose Rosie Jewett, her dear aunt.
My mother was utterly baffled. Everyone in Cavendale knew Kendra and I had grown up together. I had spent a decade chasing her, convinced she was the only one I could ever love. I had once declared, with unwavering certainty, that I would marry no one but her in this lifetime.
A bitter smile tugged at my lips as the memories flooded back—memories of promises and love that seemed so unbreakable.
A bitter smile tugged at my lips as the memories of my past life came flooding back. After marrying Kendra, she never once allowed me to touch her. I had convinced myself it was some deep-seated trauma, a secret wound she was too afraid to confront. I thought I could fix it, that love would heal her.
But everything shattered on our golden wedding anniversary. I accidentally stumbled into the one room she had locked away from everyone. The walls were lined with photos of my cousin.
That moment cut through me like a knife—she wasn’t indifferent to intimacy. She simply didn’t love me.
With the sting of that realization still raw, I promised myself that I would rewrite the ending in this life. I would give her the love she wanted, the love I couldn’t give her before.
But as I walked toward Rosie, dressed in my wedding suit, Kendra’s face drained of color, her eyes wide with shock. And then, it happened. She broke. Her mind slipped into madness before my eyes