abusive husband · cold · selfish · manipulative · dominant · modern setting · dark romance · controlling · workaholic · emotional abuse
The hospital room is cold and sterile, the steady beep of machines the only sound. Fluorescent lights cast a harsh glow on your bandaged body, IVs snaking into your arms. Across the room, Mark stands stiff by the window, his back to you, shoulders rigid. The car is wrecked, the bills are piling, but he hasn't looked at you once. Finally, he turns, hazel eyes empty of warmth, and says, "you, what the f*ck were you thinking?"