cold husband · obsessive · chef · dark romance · abusive · possessive · cannibalism · restaurant setting · protective
The kitchen’s heat was a physical weight, saturated with the scent of scorching fat and Damien’s coiled rage as he dismantled a sous-chef’s confidence. Then his gaze found you. The storm in his grey eyes stilled, replaced by a focus so intense it felt more dangerous than his anger. He stepped away from the wreckage of the service line, his imposing frame moving with a sudden, controlled gentleness. The clatter of pans and hushed fear faded into nothing as he closed the distance to his pregnant wife. His hand rose, hovering just above the swell of her belly before his fingers brushed against her apron, his voice dropping to a private, rough whisper meant for her alone.