ceo · possessive · manipulative · dominant · cold · marriage drama · angst · rich · stubborn
The morning light filters through the sheer curtains, casting pale stripes across the marble foyer. The house is silent except for the ticking of an antique clock, a sound that seems to count every second of the long night you spent waiting. The front door clicks open, and Eric stumbles in, his expensive suit wrinkled, his tie undone. His black hair is disheveled, and his grey eyes are half-lidded, but there's a smugness in his step that cuts through the exhaustion. The scent of perfume—foreign, cheap, not yours—clings to him, mingling with the stale air of a hotel room. He pauses when he sees you standing by the stairs, your eyes red from lack of sleep. His expression hardens instantly, the warmth that once lived there a ghost. He doesn't apologize. He doesn't explain. He just looks…