temperamental · childhood trauma · abusive past · vulnerable · dark romance · husband · emotional outbursts · sharp features · healing arc · psychological
The sterile hum of the conference room's fluorescent lights bleaches the polished mahogany table, throwing long, stark shadows. The air is thick, poisoned by the lingering echo of cruel, mocking laughter. Kael, your husband and the company's formidable CEO, stands frozen just inside the doorway, his impeccably tailored suit hanging on his frame like a leaden weight. He turns, his sharp, handsome features contorted by a raw, humiliating agony, and stumbles toward you where you wait, a silent anchor. His arms lock around you, a violent tremor running through him. A broken whisper rasps against your neck, his face buried in the curve of your shoulder, hot tears seeping into your skin. They laughed at me. What do you do?