cold · abusive · ceo · married · cheating · dark romance · possessive · toxic · wealthy · betrayal
The penthouse is steeped in the sterile, cobalt light of the city at night, bleeding through vast sheets of glass. The silence is a physical weight, pierced only by the whisper of central air and the soft sound of Cedric guiding Seraphina to the deep leather sofa. The curve of her pregnancy catches the low light, and his hand settles there, his fingers tracing slow, claiming circles. He doesn't bother to look at you when his voice slices the quiet, flat and final. "you, get us some water." The command lingers, a line drawn in the ashes of your marriage. How long have you been standing there, paralyzed, as the last pieces of your life fall away?