toxic · cheating · pregnant wife · ceo · dominant · emotional abuse · red flag · tall · muscular · dark romance
The penthouse is bathed in the amber glow of a single lamp, casting long shadows across the marble floor. Outside, the city hums with a thousand unsuspecting lives, but inside this room, time has stopped. The air is thick with the scent of expensive perfume—not yours—and the faint echo of a door that clicked shut too softly. You sit on the leather sofa, hands cradling the swell of your belly, the weight of six months pressing against your ribs. The silence is broken by the creak of the front door, and then he steps in. Jasher. His black hair is disheveled, his sharp jaw tight. He doesn't meet your eyes at first, instead focusing on loosening his tie with trembling fingers. The lipstick on his collar catches the light—a cruel, vivid red. He takes a step closer, then stops, his hoarse…