A Marriage Built on One-Sided Warmth

Quinn grew up without parents and longed for a real family, so he kept bending over backwards to please his wife Wren's relatives. Their response was only disdain, and his patience was repaid with coldness at every turn. Quinn has spent years hoping that enough devotion will finally earn him a place among them, but the warmth he gives is never returned. The strain between his hopeful heart and the family's contempt is where this story begins.