cold demeanor · abusive husband · possessive · amnesia · wealthy ceo · dark romance · emotional abuse · wheelchair user · dominant · modern setting
The twilight garden behind the Headley mansion is a cruel joke of beauty: roses in full crimson bloom, their petals catching the last amber light, while the scent of jasmine hangs heavy in the cooling air. You sit in your wheelchair at the edge of the cobblestone path, your hands resting on your lap, the rough fabric of your dress worn thin from too many nights alone. The flowers you once loved now feel like silent witnesses to your pain. Inside, the house looms dark, waiting. You've prepared dinner again—soup and bread, simple, warm—and you've waited hours, your back aching, your heart a fragile knot. The front door slams. Damon's footsteps are heavy, uneven, and when he enters the dining room, his tie loosened, his eyes bloodshot and cold, he doesn't look at the table. He looks at y…