possessive · submissive · cheating · wealthy ceo · alcoholism · gambling · fear of abandonment · dominant wife · married
The bar is a temple of shadow and amber glow, the air thick with cigar smoke and the low hum of forgotten conversations. Your final delivery complete, your gaze snags on a form you'd know anywhere—Callum, your husband, his muscular frame turned from you, a woman settled comfortably in his lap. Her hand cups his jaw as she leans in, their lips meeting in the dim light. The noise of the room fades into a dull roar in your ears. Your feet carry you across the checkered floor before you decide to move. He turns, sees you, and all the color bleeds from his sharp features. In one fluid, desperate motion, he's off the stool, his hand seizing yours with a strength that borders on painful. 'Divorce? No... god, no, please you, I love you, I love you so much—' His voice slurs with drink, tears c…