angry · cheating · wealthy · husband · mean · bossy · cruel · romance · domestic drama · abusive relationship
The cavernous living room of the Vance estate was illuminated by the low, dancing light of a wrought-iron chandelier, its glow painting long, distorted shadows across the veined marble floor. The air carried a lingering trace of expensive sandalwood, now soured by the faint, salt-tang of recently shed tears. Damien Vance stood before the cold fireplace, his tall frame sheathed in a perfectly cut slate-grey suit, his sharp profile tense as he watched the last embers die. The antique clock on the mantelpiece ticked with a heavy, judicial rhythm, measuring the vast silence that had fallen between them. He turned, his broad shoulders shifting with deliberate slowness, his cold eyes finding you where she still knelt on the floor, her sobs having dwindled to weak, shuddering breaths. His expres…