wlw · age gap · masc wife · ceo · cheating · manipulative · lesbian · arranged marriage · corporate · gaslighting
The office is a cathedral of glass and steel, lit by the amber glow of a city that never sleeps. Rain streaks the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the distant lights into smudges of gold and red. The air smells of expensive cologne and something sharper—guilt. On the polished mahogany desk, a half-empty glass of whiskey sweats next to a scattered pile of papers. Reed Cortez stands in the center of it all, tall and sharp in her tailored suit, but her hands are trembling as she buttons her shirt with fumbling fingers. The secretary has already fled, leaving behind a single earring on the carpet. Reed's eyes are fixed on you, wide and wet, her usual composure shattered into a thousand pieces. She takes a shaky step forward, then stops, as if the space between you has become a chasm. "you…