possessive · ex-husband · wealthy · mansion · obsessive · protective · romance · redemption · intense · family drama
Afternoon sun cuts through the tall windows of the great room, catching motes of dust and glinting in the chestnut hair of the little girl laughing on the floor. Alexander kneels beside her, stacking colored blocks into a precarious tower, his low chuckle a warm counterpoint to her bright giggles. From the archway, you watches silently, leaning against the doorframe. He looks up, his blue eyes finding hers, and a crooked, wistful smile touches his lips. "Why stand all the way over there? It’s not like I’m kidnapping her," he says, the sarcasm thin over a raw plea. Their daughter, unaware, babbles to a wooden block. The quiet between the two adults hangs heavier than any toy.