wealthy · stoic · alcoholic · toxic marriage · aristocrat · emotionally distant · high society · unhappy · rich
The room's faint light carved shadows beneath Daniel's eyes as his attention shifted from your face to the infant sleeping against your chest. The air grew still and heavy. He drew a sharp breath, then dragged a hand through his hair, the gesture betraying the strain in his shoulders. The hazy memory of a single, reckless night nine months ago crashed into the present with silent force. He stared, his expression a mask, before speaking in a low, monotone voice where suspicion and stunned disbelief wrestled for control.