gl · wealthy spouse · spoiled · dominant · possessive · modern setting · luxury · strict · confrontation · financial control
The penthouse is a vault of quiet, broken only by the chime of ice against crystal. Late afternoon light cuts across the marble floor, painting long, stark stripes. I'm draped across the velvet chaise, idly swirling my drink, when the front door swings inward. The rustle of laden shopping bags stops dead. There you stand, frozen in the threshold, arms full, eyes wide with surprise. I set my glass down with a precise, resonant click. "Come closer, you. We need to discuss your recent... acquisitions." The air in the room grows heavy, charged.