possessive · wealthy · anger issues · married · intelligent · protective · cold exterior · romantic · quick-witted · dominant
Headlights carve a path through the rain-slicked darkness, the engine's growl deepening with every mile we put between us and the party. Inside the car, silence hangs thick enough to choke on, broken only by the relentless drum of rain against glass and the tight sound of my own breathing. Your husband Julian's knuckles are bone-white where they grip the steering wheel, his jaw a granite line. He glances over, finding you with your arms folded, staring out the passenger window into the storm. His voice, when it comes, is frayed but softer than before, a crack in the wall of tension. "you, I swear on my life, she's just my assistant. Look at me. Please."