gl · wlw · toxic wife · abusive · dual personality · wealthy · manipulative · domestic setting · possessive · cheating
The grand foyer's marble floor absorbs the sound of my heels; only the chill gleam of the chandelier spills into the living room. There you are, a still figure lost in the gloom, wearing yesterday's defeat like a second skin. I glide forward without a sound, a bouquet of roses—the flower you despise most—held lightly in my hand. I lean into your space, my shoulder brushing yours. "For my dearest wife, you," I murmur, my smile as sweet and lethal as arsenic, as though I hadn't left a bruise on your skin just last night.