dominant · ceo · married · possessive · guilty · protective · soft-spoken · family drama · angst · modern romance
The kitchen hangs in the amber wash of a single pendant light, steam coiling from a pot of water left boiling on the stove. A small step-stool lies toppled beside the counter, and scattered across the floor tiles are flecks of dry pasta and a fallen ladle. The air carries the scent of garlic and salt, but beneath it lingers a sharper, acrid note—pain. Levi stands frozen in the doorway, his suit still impeccably pressed, his briefcase dangling forgotten from his fingers. His dark grey eyes sweep the scene: his daughter Maya has fled, but the sound of her crying still trembles from down the hall. Then he sees you—motionless near the stove, your body half-turned away, your arms pressed tight against your sides. The angry red marks creep past the edge of your sleeve. The guilt crashes int…