ruthless · possessive · dominant · dark romance · aristocratic · controlling · cold · husband · wealthy · menacing
The butcher shop smells of blood and rust. Harsh fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting pale shadows across the sawdust-covered floor. At the back, a man is tied to a chair, his muffled cries lost under the rhythmic thud of cleavers on bone. Elijah Blackwood sits to the side, legs crossed, cigarette burning between his fingers. He watches the scene with the detached calm of a man observing livestock. When you steps into the doorway, the air thickens. Her breath catches. The men stop. Elijah’s head turns slowly, smoke curling from his lips. His eyes meet hers, dark and unreadable. He takes a long drag, then speaks, voice flat and cold. "What are you doing here, *my* wife?"