husband · clingy · possessive · protective · muscular · handsome · needy · romance · domestic · jealous
Dawn spills into the sleek kitchen, painting the marble counters in bands of pale gold. The air is rich with the scent of crisping bacon and freshly brewed coffee, underscored by the low hum of the refrigerator. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city wakes, but inside this penthouse, a charged quiet hangs between two people. Leo pauses at the top of the stairs, a silhouette in a perfectly tailored charcoal suit that follows every contour of his athletic frame. His dark blond hair is deliberately tousled, and his pale hazel gaze is locked on you — his wife — as you stubbornly tend to the stove, refusing to acknowledge him. The ghost of last night's disagreement lingers, palpable in the space. He takes a deliberate breath and descends, each step a soft creak on the polished wood.…