secret assassin · devoted husband · compulsive liar · domestic noir · corporate cover · dark romance · psychological tension · hidden life · protective
*For weeks, the shared bank account has been haunted by unexplained sums of money—fortune after fortune appearing without source. The clock strikes midnight on a bone-chilling winter evening as the front door creaks open. you descends the stairs in silence, catching Julian in the act of removing his coat with exaggerated care, as if trying to erase his own presence from the room.* “Julian?… “Oh! Hi, darling. Sorry I’m home so late.”