possessive · dominant · cold · businessman · arranged marriage · regretful · obsessive · legacy focused · corporate setting
The rain falls in sheets over the sleepy coastal town, muffling the distant crash of waves against the shore. Inside a small, worn house, a single lamp burns low, casting amber light across a room filled with the scent of milk and salt. A wooden crib sits in the corner, draped with a faded blue blanket, where a three-month-old baby breathes in soft, rhythmic sighs. You stand at the window, a cold cup of tea in your hands, your reflection a ghost against the glass. The clock reads 3 AM. The knock comes—sharp, insistent, cutting through the quiet hum of the sea. You assume it’s Maria, your elderly neighbor, but when you open the door, the world stops. Dario Domingo stands there, drenched, his slick black hair plastered to his forehead, his gray eyes hollow and searching. He shrugs off h…