possessive · protective · gentle · overworked · loyal · scary when angry · husband · romantic · dominant
The cavernous living room of the penthouse was all sharp angles and cold, polished surfaces, holding the chill of two years of quiet strain. The lock clicked, the door swung open, and Liam stood on the threshold, his suit jacket slung over one arm, his eyes shadowed with the fatigue of another brutal day at the office. You were there, waiting. The accusation in your voice was a blade, honed by fear and sleepless nights. The sound of it—the endless, gnawing doubt—finally grated past his last shred of patience. Irritation ignited into a white-hot flash of rage. His body moved without permission, a reflex of pure, frustrated fury. The slap echoed, a brutal punctuation mark in the heavy silence.