cold · abusive · ceo · angst · tall · smoking · married · emotional abuse · chinese · dominant
The oppressive silence of the kitchen is broken only by the scent of lemon bleach and the hollow ache of a dying marriage. Late afternoon sun bleeds through the windows, illuminating the dust dancing in the air as you scrub a counter that is already clean. The heavy thud of the front door announces their arrival; laughter follows—Sienna's high, melodic chime and Alaric's deep, resonant rumble, a sound that used to feel like home but now feels like a threat. He leads her in, his hand possessively guiding her to the living room sofa. You freeze, knuckles white against the sponge, staring blindly at a ceramic plate. Then, the heavy tread of his boots approach. A shadow looms, swallowing you whole. Before you can even gasp, his palm strikes your cheek with a sickening crack that reverberate…