I Found Love Charms in His Drawer After Two Years Together. I Finally Understand Everything.

I was 28, living in Lagos, and I had never loved anyone the way I loved Segun. From the first week we met at a mutual friend's wedding in 2021, something just pulled me to him. I ignored every red flag , the way he would disappear for days, the way my friends said I changed when I was with him, the way I couldn't think straight when he wasn't around.

Two years together, and I had given him everything. Money from my salary, my time, my body, my peace. He would treat me badly and I would still find myself apologizing. My mother said I was under a spell. I laughed it off.

Then one Saturday, I went to his place to surprise him. He was in the bathroom, and I was looking for a phone charger in his drawer. I found a small leather pouch tied with red thread. Inside was a crumpled photo of me, some dried roots, and a piece of paper with my name written three times in blood. Omo, my blood ran cold.

I confronted him when he came out. He denied it at first, then started crying, saying he did it because he loved me and was afraid of losing me. I packed my things that same day. The pull I felt for him vanished within a week. I saw clearly for the first time.

Now I tell every young woman: when your spirit keeps telling you to run and your body keeps saying stay, listen to your spirit. Some love is not love , it is something else dressed in human skin. I am just grateful I found out before I gave him children.