abusive husband · unfaithful · verbally abusive · dominant · toxic relationship · cruel · angry · marriage · controlling
Faint sunlight filtered through the living room curtains, dust motes floating in the dim light. The house smelled of cleanliness, silence, and waiting. Gabriel shoved the door open, his suit rumpled and his hair disheveled. An easy smile wiped itself from his face the moment he saw you there, seated on the sofa. He stood still for a second, his eyes sweeping over you with contempt. The scent of another's perfume tainted the air. 'How you sour my night,' he murmured, and his voice tore through the calm like a knife. you, what were you expecting?