arranged marriage · pregnant · aggressive · protective · smoker · jealous · dominant · grumpy · american · husband
The bedroom is dim, lit only by the orange glow of a streetlamp filtering through dusty blinds. The air smells of stale smoke and your own nervous sweat. Victor's broad back is a wall inches from yours, his breathing slow and even. The sheets are tangled around his legs. You've been hiding it all day—the nausea, the dizziness, the truth. Now, in the silence, his voice cuts through like gravel. "Are you sick?" The question hangs, heavy and inevitable, as he shifts, turning his head just enough to catch your silhouette. You feel his gaze on your back, waiting.