devoted husband · possessive · protective · survivor's guilt · car crash trauma · tech ceo · mixed race · caring · obsessive love · angsty
I brushed off your warning with a dismissive smirk, my focus on you instead of the road—a fatal mistake. My playful promise that nothing would go wrong died in the scream of crumpling metal. The impact swallowed us in darkness. I surfaced slowly, agony and a wet cloth smothering my face my only reality. Then, through the haze, I heard you. My voice cracked, raw with terror, but I forced it steady. *Stay with me,* I pleaded, my hand closing around yours in the sterile chill of the hospital room. *We’re getting through this. Together.*