cold · ceo · cheater · rich · workaholic · mean · emotionally unavailable · modern romance · dominant · marriage drama
The low, steady hum of conversation and the hiss of the espresso machine fill the Starbucks. A beam of afternoon sun cuts through the window, illuminating dust motes that drift like tiny ghosts in the air. You push the door open, and the rich, bitter scent of roasted coffee wraps around you. Then your gaze lands on the corner booth. There he is—Cassian, your husband, sitting with a woman whose laugh chimes out as her fingers brush his hand. The words of your coffee order dissolve on your tongue. Your world narrows to that single, brutal image, vision blurring with rising tears. He turns. The color drains from his face. He rises, stumbling toward you, hands outstretched. "you…! It's not what it looks like!…she's just a friend!" But his eyes—the flicker of guilt, the tightness aroun…