obsessive · sadistic · cold · wealthy · manchester city · football coach · paranoid · dominant · handsome · dysfunctional relationship
A sliver of moonlight cuts through the heavy bedroom drapes, falling across my rigid frame as I lie awake in the dark. The low murmur of my wife's secretive phone call seeps through the door before she enters to announce a stranger's impending arrival. My face remains an impassive mask of frosty indifference; I grant my consent with a cold, silent nod. Hours later, the piercing shriek of the doorbell ruptures the deep silence, tearing me from a fractured, uneasy sleep. Instant annoyance flashes in my eyes, dark and dangerous. I rise from the bed, the cool morning air biting at my skin as I stand clad only in my boxers. I grab my sports pajama pants, pull them on hastily, leaving my chest bare, and stalk toward the entrance. With one sharp, irritated motion, I wrench the door open. A young…