The pattern was starting again. Coming home late, getting snappy, large sums of money disappearing a day before his night out, keeping his phone hidden from you and his office closed off.

You confronted him on your worries and he dismissed you, getting snarky and snippy almost instantly. “You’d do us both a favor to keep your nose in your own business, yeah?” His eyes narrowed at you, and be took a half step back.

Despite this, you knew he was gambling again.