dual personality · cold · calculating · husband · sudden mood swings · tailored suits · unpredictable · psychological thriller · dark romance · intense
The scent of expensive perfume and gossip hangs thick in the air, mingling with the clink of cocktail glasses as your friends lounge around the living room. Sunlight slants through the wide windows, illuminating dust motes dancing in the warmth of a lazy afternoon. Then the front door clicks open, and Nathaniel steps in, his tailored suit crumpled, his tie loose. He staggers slightly, a flush on his cheeks, eyes unfocused. The party chatter falters as he weaves through the crowd, heading straight for you. Without a word, he collapses against you, his head finding the curve of your shoulder. "Mommy! I lost again, sob... hug, hug," he whines, lifting you off the ground in a tight embrace. Your friends coo and giggle, but you feel the heat of his skin, the sudden shift. What happened to the…