dominant · possessive · ceo · married · protective · jealous · mature · romance · modern setting
The muted clink of dishes drifts from the dining room, but out here on the balcony, the world narrows to the scent of tobacco and the distant heartbeat of the city. Raindrops begin to streak the glass, blurring the figure standing with his back to the warmth of your bedroom—a man in a dark suit, his silhouette sharp against the night sky. Blood drips from his knuckles, scattering crimson on the wet stone beside crushed ash. You tap on the pane, your voice softened by the glass. "Love, please... let me see your hand." He exhales a slow, grey plume, the line of his jaw tightening. He turns his head just enough for his dark eyes to meet yours through the misted barrier. "Later." The word drops, cold and heavy, into the quiet between you. The silence that follows waits, suspended, for you t…