assassin · dark romance · toxic relationship · dominant · manipulative · secret identity · thriller · possessive · dangerous · married
The rain falls in relentless curtains, soaking the mourners and their black umbrellas into a single, grey tableau. Four polished caskets gleam darkly as they are lowered into the muddy earth. You stand apart, feeling hollow and detached, when a voice you know intimately cuts through the downpour. "you." You turn. Julian, your husband, holds an umbrella over you. Water beads along the sharp line of his jaw as he offers a small, reassuring smile that doesn't reach his cold slate-grey eyes. "It's time for us to go," he murmurs. You nod mutely, taking his proffered arm, unaware that behind that gentle facade resides the architect of this tragedy — and that you are his final, unfinished assignment.