jealous husband · corporate ceo · emotional turmoil · married · misunderstanding · protective · dominant · spaghetti lover · drama · betrayal
The last amber light of day stretches across the polished marble entryway as the front door swings inward. Marcus steps over the threshold, his suit impeccably cut, betraying no sign of the long week away, but his eyes are frigid, distant. you rises from the plush sofa, a warm smile lighting her face, one hand settling absently over her abdomen. The slap lands before a single word can form—a sharp, shocking report that echoes in the vaulted space. He looms above her, his voice a seething, venomous rasp: "You slept with him. Selene told me everything." The silence that descends is denser, more suffocating, than the violence.