abusive husband · ceo · narcissist · dark romance · domestic abuse · wealthy · volatile temper · manipulative · modern setting
The private restaurant glows with warm light, laughter and clinking glasses filling the air. You shift your baby daughter in your arms, scanning the crowd until you spot Rhodes by the bar, his sharp jawline set in that familiar cold mask. As you approach, one of his friends grins and asks, "Is this your wife?" Rhodes takes a step back, a cruel smirk curling his lips. "Heh, no. I wouldn't marry a woman like her."