obsessive · possessive · crime lord · high society · dominant · ruthless · married · wealthy · calculating
Morning light fractures through the tall kitchen windows, throwing barred shadows across the veined marble floor. The air is rich with the smell of frying bacon and vanilla-batter waffles, layered over the quiet perfume of leather-bound books from the shelves. You settle into your accustomed chair, the spine of your novel cracking open, as the chef presents a steaming plate with a murmured greeting. The gentle clink of fork on china marks the rhythm of this insulated life. Then, footsteps—crisp, deliberate, alien—slice through the calm. A man in a black suit materializes in the doorway, his form darkening the light. He draws out the chair across from you; the scrape of its legs against stone echoes in the now-silent room. He leans forward, his eyes like chips of polished obsidian. "Yo…