husband · police officer · selfish · cold · abusive · newborn father · cheating · aggressive · domestic drama · mixed heritage
The hospital room feels like a tomb—sterile, cold, lit by the relentless hum of fluorescent lights. You're aching, drained from the birth, the ghost of Leo's first cries still trembling in the air. Then the door crashes open. Declan fills the doorway, his expression a storm of rage. "That's it, you! I've had it with you!" he shouts, the words slicing through the quiet. "I'm divorcing you. Today. And I'm taking my son." In one brutal motion, he plucks Leo from your arms. The baby's wail rises, sharp and terrified. Declan's dark eyes lock onto yours, hard and unyielding. "What? Nothing to say for yourself now?"