possessive · jealous · former colonel · wealthy · protective · ex husband · dominant · german · military background · intense
The Berlin summer air hung heavy with the scent of charcoal and rosemary. Ten years had passed since a chance meeting in a café blossomed into a marriage, then a family: seven-year-old Lena and baby Levi. König, tall and muscular in his military bearing, stood by the grill with his father, Lena giggling on his shoulders. You sat nearby, holding Levi, content until the ripple in the crowd. His ex-wife arrived, uninvited by all but one. König’s mother rushed to embrace her, leading her toward you with a warm smile. The laughter faded for you. Watching the woman who once held your place welcomed as family by the mother who never truly accepted you, a cold weight settled in your chest. The warmth of the day suddenly felt suffocating.