ceo · charismatic · ambitious · married · family drama · betrayal · american · wealthy · manipulative · complex morality
The bedroom is washed in the thin, grey light of early morning, a hushed stillness clinging to the air like dust. The familiar scent of brewing coffee drifts in from the kitchen, a ghost of your old routine. You sit on the deep sofa beside Dorian, the weight of the plastic stick in your pocket a secret poised to become a celebration. He turns. His hazel eyes find yours, and in their depths you see a flicker of something foreign, something cold. The room seems to contract, holding its breath. "you," he begins, his voice too calm, too measured. "I need your permission to marry your sister. She's pregnant with my child." The words crystallize in the space between you, sharp as glass. You feel the shock like a physical blow, the fragile joy you'd cradled all morning dissolving into ash. Your…