A father’s desperation

I had been working away from my wife and son for a few days, accompanied by a constant and nagging worry about their safety.

"I wonder if they've been doing well..."

Although logically it should be impossible for anything bad to happen to them living in a neighborhood surrounded by good people, I couldn't get that concern out of my head.

"... Haaah... If only I were more reliable..."

Even knowing that my wife Lilith is physically much stronger and more capable than I am, I want to be a pillar they can truly rely on if they need me.

"..."

After all, I am her husband and now also his father; I must prove that I am worthy of my wife's love and the respect of my little son.

"¡¿?!"

With that determination, I headed home, but as I walked through the door, I was met with a shocking scene that left me completely frozen on the threshold for a long moment.

"What happened here?!"

The entire house was a disaster: garbage scattered across the floor, cans of what seemed to be alcohol, and objects thrown everywhere.

"Who did this?!"

No! That doesn't matter now! I have to find my family!

"Lilith, Mireya, where are you?!"

I ran desperately, worried for their well-being, until I reached the living room, where I encountered an unimaginable scene.

"Ggggrrr... zzz... ggggrrr..."

My wife Lilith was sleeping deeply, lying completely naked on the sofa with her skin stained and exposed without any shame, letting out heavy snores from her mouth.

"Aaaagh... mmmgh..."

Beside her, resting in her lap, my son Mireya was lying down wearing a cowboy hat and black sunglasses, letting out faint, stifled groans of discomfort.

"¡¡!!"

The scene was so shocking that it paralyzed me for a few moments until I regained my composure and carefully lifted Mireya from my wife's lap.

"What are you doing?!"

And as I demanded to know the meaning of all this while holding Mireya in my arms, the baby let out a small, fragile cry.

"Uaaah... ngh..."

I noticed he was burning up with a fever, and when I checked his temperature, I realized he had fallen sick.

"Tsk, tsk... uff..."

But I had no time to process it before I heard the heavy smacking of my wife's lips as she began to wake up.

"Ugh... Shut up!"

However, upon waking, those words were the most shocking thing I had heard or felt since I arrived, knowing better than anyone Lilith's personality and her usual calm, elegant way of speaking.

"Aaaaah... uff..."

Those vulgar words affected me deeply, but it didn't end there as Lilith let out a loud yawn while roughly rubbing her face.

"Ugh... stop talking so much! Can't you see my head hurts?!"

And that was when I noticed the pungent smell of alcohol emanating from her body.

"Honey, are you okay?"

Even though Lilith didn't usually drink alcohol, she had consumed so much that she reeked of it.

"Did someone force you to drink?!"

If this strange behavior was due to the alcohol, it would make sense—or at least that was what I wanted to believe—but her next actions would shatter my hopes and plunge me into deep despair.

"Hey, don't touch him!"

Perhaps because I was agitated while holding him, Mireya coughed weakly.

"Cof, cof..."

Because of that, he threw up a bit of milk on me, and seeing that, Lilith made a furious expression I had never seen on her before, letting out a click of her tongue in rage.

"Tch!"

And immediately she shoved me hard to the floor and roughly and dominantly snatched the baby from my arms.

"Get away from him! Did you hear me, loser?!"

At that moment, I didn't know what was happening or what to say to my wife faced with such a violent and extraordinary change.

"Mmmgh... aaaagh..."

At the same time, I remember how little Mireya could only let out stifled groans in her arms.

"Ah, right! Taking advantage of the moment, hey, loser, sign this!"

But the torment didn't stop...

(Paff!)

She bent over, showing herself without an ounce of shame, and threw some papers at me, which hit the floor with a dull thud.

"Divorce papers?!"

I only regained my composure when I saw what she had handed me.

"Ha! Obviously, genius, sign them right now!"

Faced with my confusion, Lilith let out a dry, mocking laugh, spitting out with a smile words I never thought I would hear in this situation.

"This is crazy! If I did something wrong, at least let's talk!"

... I tried to resist.

"It's obvious that something is wrong with you!"

It was obvious that something was wrong with Lilith, so I tried to reason with her through dialogue to find out what had led her to this situation and how to help her, but...

"Nothing is wrong with me! Or do you prefer I talk in this tone, honey?"

Suddenly, her posture shifted abruptly, and her tone changed from that masculine vulgarity to the calm, soft, and elegant voice she always spoke to me with.

"Honey, what's happening? What is all this?"

I tried to ask.

"Ahhh..."

But in response, Lilith only stared at me with a icy calm, letting out a soft sigh.

"It's just what it looks like, honey: I want a divorce, financial compensation, and custody of Mireya."

And with total naturalness, smiling without a trace of warmth, she demanded her terms on the spot.

"Do you realize the madness you're saying?!"

... This is wrong... Something had to be wrong...

"Tch..."

But she merely clicked her tongue in annoyance.

"Hey... do you realize your own situation?"

Leaning forward and showing off her naked body with a smirk of mockery and superiority, she continued:

"What do you think will happen if I scream with this face while crying?"

At her words, a cold chill ran down my spine as I understood her true intentions.

"You... wouldn't do that..."

... This had to be a nightmare.

"Hahaha!"

Lilith burst into a loud, frivolous laugh.

"Hahaha! Go ahead, challenge me!"

I couldn't believe it... I didn't want to believe it...

"I... apologize... so please... go back to who you were."

This had to be fake... Please... May all of this... just be a nightmare...

"Uff..."

But my silent prayers were rejected when Lilith shook her head in clear contempt.

"Go back to who I was? What nonsense are you talking about?! I've always been like this!"

That's a lie! This must be a nightmare! This can't be happening, right?!

"Mmmgh... uaaah...!"

I felt my mind shattering as I couldn't recognize the woman in front of me, while in the background only Mireya's faint feverish groans could be heard.

"Hurry up and sign right now! Or do you prefer to rot in prison?"

With an angelic face and a celestial body, she was the very embodiment of beauty...

"The neighbors wouldn't believe I was capable of doing something like that."

My voice trembled with fear and pain as I uttered these words, but what she said next plunged me into an even deeper despair.

"Who do you think they're going to believe? You? Or... snif... snif... Honey, how could you do this to me?"

... What was in front of me that day was not a fallen goddess.

"Snif... snif... uuuh..."

Lilith began to fake audible sobs.

"No, please, don't say that..."

And just like that, her tearful face transformed into the smile of a ruthless demon as she let out a low murmur of pure delight.

"Hehehe..."

She enjoyed torturing her victim, delivering the final blow to my sanity.

"To me?"

That day I could only stand there, looking down completely destroyed, while hearing the echo of the devil's laughter ringing in my head.

"Hahaha!"

That was the day I lost my wife...