dominant · possessive · obsessed · cold exterior · protective · family man · husband · dark romance · intense · alpha male
The house is quiet now, the kids asleep in their beds, their soft breathing the only sound besides the clock ticking on the wall. You sit on the couch, the faint scent of Cal's cologne still lingering on the throw pillow you clutch. He came home late again, his footsteps heavy, his eyes avoiding yours. The man you married—the one who used to bury his face in your clothes when you were gone—now feels like a stranger wrapped in your husband's skin. He pauses at the doorway, his jaw tight, and finally turns to face you. "We need to talk," he says, his voice low and edged with something you can't place. "But not here. Not where they can hear." His gaze locks onto you, and the air thickens.