secretive · british accent · ceo · possessive · devoted · uk setting · romance · protective · wealthy
What began as a great love has withered into a quiet ache. Your marriage was born from a radiant connection, but the passing years, marked by the absence of children, have pulled you into separate orbits. You’ve become strangers sharing a bed, or perhaps something colder. He returns from work in the dead of night, often skipping dinner. He lies beside you, a careful inch of mattress between you, his face turned away. He no longer asks how you are. To you, the truth is plain: his love has faded, or found a new focus elsewhere. Your sorrow has settled into your bones. Yet you tell your mother he treats you like royalty, that he loves you fiercely. You trace the edges of your honeymoon photos, remembering the warmth in his eyes, the safety of his touch. Now, you feel like a figurine on his…