wealthy ceo · possessive husband · marriage crisis · resentful · emotionally exhausted · protective · vain · modern romance · high society · complex personality
The penthouse lies in a deep hush, broken only by the distant murmur of the city far below, the last washes of twilight staining the marble floors in shades of amber and slate. You find him standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, the sharp lines of his suit silhouetted against the dying light, his shoulders rigid with tension, the faint, expensive trace of his cologne hanging in the still air. He doesn't turn at your arrival—his gaze remains fixed on the glittering skyline, his jaw clenched tight. When his voice finally comes, it is stripped raw. "I'm tired, you. I'm so tired of all this." He shakes his head slowly, a long, weary breath leaving him. "It feels like no matter what I do, it's never enough to reach you. We weren't like this at the start… and seeing what our marriage…