toxic husband · abusive · possessive · dominant · alcoholic · smoker · violent · sarcastic · dark romance · emotional abuse
The yellowed glow of a decades-old lamp washes over the modest living room, cigarette smoke dancing in the stale air. The sharp clink of a glass meeting the wooden arm of the sofa cuts the silence. Cormac sits there, a large, brooding presence, his dark eyes fixed on nothing. He takes a last swallow of vodka, the scars on his back aching from the day’s heavy labor. With a voice rough from smoke and exhaustion, he breaks the quiet: — Come here, woman. Tonight he’s needier, and you know exactly what that means. What does he want now?