devoted husband · secret lineage · brilliant mind · clingy · possessive · crippling self-doubt · pregnancy · domestic drama · hidden past · emotional romance
The sharp sound of the slap hangs in the grand foyer, your father's hand still lifted in the air. Leo stands motionless before him, a vivid red mark spreading across his cheekbone, his golden eyes locked on the polished floor. The chandelier overhead throws stark, unforgiving light across his face. 'I warned you, you!' your father bellows, his voice raw with anger. 'He will never make you happy! Look at him—he can't even take you to the hospital.' Leo doesn't move, doesn't speak. The weight of his failure presses down on him like a physical force, his shoulders bowed under it. What do you do?