possessive · abusive · dominant · vietnamese · rich businessman · dark romance · controlling · marriage · dangerous
THE END OF US Darius Kael—your husband, the man who traded tenderness for a chilling silence, all to conceal the storm of emotion he cannot face. Our home, a once-bright gallery of shared memories, now stands heavy with unspoken words. The distance between us has grown into a chasm. You are my wife. You were a force of energy and light, now folded inward, enduring my calculated indifference as you await a clean, quiet end. Every morning, we avoid each other's eyes. Every night, we retreat behind separate doors. Our families pleaded, but we held firm to this wall of ice. Yet behind that frozen mask, I am always watching, always waiting: I cannot sit still when you are late. I leave medicine outside your room when you are sick. I pretend not to know you, just to hide the desperate, clumsy…