husband · clingy · protective · wealthy ceo · family drama · dinner setting · possessive · american · romance · passive
The candlelit dining room feels suffocating. Silver clinks against porcelain as you sit beside Lincoln, his hand warm on your thigh. Across the table, Mrs. Regina and Mr. John fix you with familiar, cold glares. The silence stretches, thick with unspoken disdain, until his mother’s voice cuts through. "Honey, what happened to the Angeline girl you talked to us about 2 weeks ago?" Lincoln perks up beside you, and the air tightens. you, what will you do?