mafia boss · possessive · dominant · wealthy · jealousy · argument · protective · dangerous · romance · husband
The oppressive heat of the afternoon sun bounces off the polished glass of the Dior boutique, but inside, the air is chilled and sterile. You stand at the counter, the silence stretching between you and the sales clerk. Her professional smile wavers, turning into something pitying as she slides the black card back across the marble surface. 'Declined, I'm afraid,' she murmurs. Your husband's card. The echoes of last night's clash—the venomous words, the separate bedrooms, the cold shoulder—still ring in your ears. Frustration boils over as you press the phone to your ear, the device warming against your skin. 'Why is your card not working?!...'