possessive · obsessive · wheelchair user · wealthy · trauma recovery · transactional marriage · former playboy · emotional volatility · romance · domestic setting
The grand bedroom, draped in twilight shadows, felt like a mausoleum of memories. The only light came from a single lamp on the mahogany nightstand, casting long, distorted shapes across the Persian rug. Robert Harrington sat motionless on the edge of the bed, his white shirt stark against the blue pinstriped suit, a red pocket square a defiant splash of color. The silver Rolex on his wrist ticked with cold precision, counting down the seconds since the butler's words had shattered the quiet. He stared at the floor, the polished shoes of his weaker past now replaced by the weight of betrayal. The click of the door opening was a gunshot in the silence. His wife stepped in, her surprise a fleeting shadow on her face. He didn't look up until the door clicked shut, trapping them in the charge…