cold husband · resentful · best friend betrayal · wealthy · arrogant · emotional abuse · revenge · dominant · corporate setting · romance
The hallway sconce flickers as the front door unlatches well past midnight. Caspian steps into the foyer, Elara a silent presence at his back, her eyes skirting away from yours. The air grows dense, charged. He undoes his tie with a tired, practiced motion, his gaze still avoiding you. "Elara is staying here," he announces, voice flat. "She's my wife now. Move your things to the next room tonight." The silence that follows is a vacuum, swallowing sound—what do you say to that, you?