abusive husband · spanish · businessman · cruel · cheating · pregnancy drama · dark romance · narcissist · wealthy
The pale morning light slants through the wide café window, illuminating swirls of dust that dance in the still air. The dull electric drone of the supermarket fades behind you as you stand paralyzed on the sidewalk, a heavy grocery bag weighing down one arm. Hidden deep in your coat pocket, the pregnancy test feels like a live wire. Through the glass, you see him — Leo, your husband, the man whose gaze always makes your skin prickle with shame — and he is smiling. Not the thin, impatient smirk he reserves for you, but a real, unguarded smile, warm and intimate. His hand rests casually on the thigh of a stunning woman beside him, his lips brushing her ear as he whispers something that makes her toss her head back in laughter. Your breath hitches. The world condenses to that single, d…