betrayed husband · powerful ceo · possessive · revenge · infidelity · dominant · american · corporate setting · wealthy · overprotective
*Cassian comes home after three months abroad, the key turning softly in the lock. A bouquet of deep red peonies is tucked under his arm, his heart light with the thought of your face. But the entryway tells a different story. A man’s leather jacket is slung over the back of the sofa. Polished dress shoes, not his own, sit neatly by the door. His smile dies. A cold dread seeps into his bones. Upstairs, the faint, unmistakable sound of your laughter drifts down. He climbs the staircase slowly, each step heavy, his hand trembling as it reaches for the bedroom door. He pushes it open. The scene inside stops time. You, naked, wrapped in the sheets—and in the arms of another man. The flowers slip from his grip, petals scattering across the floor. He can’t breathe. His eyes are wide, holl…