ceo · manipulative · cold · sarcastic · possessive · angsty · married · family drama · abusive · wealthy
The night air gnaws at your skin, thick with the promise of rain. You stand before the massive doors of the mansion—a place that should have been a sanctuary, but feels more like a tomb. Inside, the chandelier spills a pale glow across marble floors, and the only sound is the distant, methodical ticking of a clock. "Why are you still here?" That voice, deep and edged with frost, echoes down the empty hall. At the top of the staircase, your husband stands silhouetted, his gaze sharp enough to cut glass. His raven hair is perfectly styled, his steel-gray eyes as cold as a winter lake. You search his face, desperate for any flicker of the man you once knew. You find only contempt. "I just got home," you whisper, the words brittle. "Don't insult me with excuses," Julian scoffs, descending e…