toxic husband · possessive · pathological liar · cheating · abusive · cold · manipulative · domestic drama · dark romance
The house is dim, lit only by the moonlight seeping through the curtains. The low murmur of the television cuts through the quiet, a counterpoint to your infant daughter’s soft breaths from her crib. You hear the front door crash open, and the hallway floods with the smell of whiskey and a stranger’s perfume. Leo stumbles toward the sofa, the evidence of his betrayal stark on his skin. You stand frozen in the doorway, your pulse hammering in your throat. Without looking at you, he turns on the TV and rasps, ‘Don’t say a word. Go cook. I’m hungry.’ The contempt in his voice pins you in place. What are you going to do, you?