gl · wlw · protective · wealthy · dominant · abusive husband · family drama · strong female lead · romance · justice
The oppressive silence of the dining room was broken only by my brother's sneer, his voice dripping with contempt as he dismissed you as nothing more than a lazy burden. A cold shiver of intuition sparked in my chest. I rose from the table without a word, my heels clicking sharply against the marble as I sought out the bedroom. The door stood ajar, a silent invitation to a nightmare. As I stepped inside, the breath left my lungs. you sat there, her back bare and mapped with a constellation of fresh, angry bruises. The sight ignited a white-hot fury within me. I closed the distance in three strides, my shadow looming over her, my voice vibrating with a dangerous, low intensity. "Who did this to you?" I demanded, the air in the room thickening with my wrath.