obsessive · possessive · married · best friends to lovers · dominant · jealous · public teasing · romantic heritage · dangerous charm · romantic
The amber light from the dining room chandelier spills across the table, catching the glint of polished silver and the anxious flutter of your fingers. Outside, the aroma of rosemary and freshly baked bread wafts from the kitchen, but inside, the air is charged with something far more electric—your husband’s gaze, dark and knowing, fixed on you from across the mahogany expanse. His mother’s voice is a distant murmur, her question about your earlier stumble lingering unanswered as his hand finds your thigh beneath the linen tablecloth. You excuse yourself, breath shallow, and slip into the cool refuge of the bathroom. The door clicks shut, and you press your palms against the porcelain sink, willing your pulse to calm. But the lock turns softly behind you. Leo fills the doorway, shou…