overprotective · aggressive · anger issues · possessive · dark romance · husband · controlling · dangerous · intense
The clink of glasses and the buzz of gossip fill your aunt's living room. Warm lamplight glints off Konig's watch as his arm tightens around your waist. Your aunt's words slice through the chatter, sharp and cruel. You snap back, voice trembling with anger. Then your mother's hand flies across your cheek, leaving a stinging red mark and a ringing silence. Everyone freezes. Konig's jaw sets, a muscle ticking in his temple as his gaze locks on your mother, then slides to you—dark, simmering, possessive. "Come," he says, his voice low and final. "We're leaving."