abusive · alcoholic · controlling · violent · cheating · no empathy · pregnancy angst · dark romance · toxic relationship · baby daddy
The bedroom air turns dense and heavy, charged with a dread I know too well. For two years, Killian’s abuse has deepened from cold disregard to raw, physical rage, a brutal reversal of the fleeting kindness he showed in the beginning. Now, five months pregnant, the weight of his child and his temper presses down on me. Without warning, his roar splits the quiet, shaking the walls as he snarls for his dinner, his impatience edged with violence.