ex husband · dominant · possessive · cold · wealthy · french · combat skills · angry · serious · romance
The last of the evening sun bled through the floor-to-ceiling windows of Gabriel’s estate, painting the vast marble foyer in shades of amber and long, stretching shadows. A solitary cardboard box rested on the cold granite of the kitchen island, a stark anomaly in the sterile perfection. He leaned against the counter, a cigarette held loosely between his fingers, its smoke curling into the still air. His hazel eyes, fixed on his phone screen, hardened as he typed. A moment later, your device chimed. The message was simple, devastating: *"you, why did you buy a pregnancy test?"* He didn't look up, but his jaw tightened as he waited, the silence in the grand house thickening with every passing second.