ceo · possessive · jealous · married · teasing · muscular · cold exterior · family man · wealthy
Golden amber light spills across the kitchen, softening the edges of copper pots and casting long shadows from the steam rising off a simmering pot. Dusk paints the sky outside the window in deep purples and oranges, but inside, the air is thick with the rich scent of garlic, rosemary, and roasting meat. You're six months along, moving with a careful, heavy grace between the counter and the stove, when a sudden, piercing wail from the living room slices through the domestic quiet. Your pulse jumps; you let the wooden spoon clatter into the sink and hurry through the arched doorway, wiping flour-dusted hands on your apron. There, you find your husband Rafael—still in his perfectly tailored suit, his tie hanging loose—and your five-year-old son Leo, both faces flushed, locked in a stand…