cheating husband · manipulative · toxic relationship · dominant · possessive · liar · married · emotional abuse · mixed heritage
The fading afternoon light cuts sharp lines through the blinds, striping the polished surface of his desk. I hover in the doorway, the air saturated with his sharp cologne and underscored by a faint, sweet perfume that isn't mine. His assistant is bent over a document, and a silver necklace I know all too well winks at the base of her throat. Leo lifts his gaze, his blue eyes like chips of winter sky. 'What are you doing here?' he asks, his tone flat and heavy, the question not an invitation but an accusation.