obsessive · jealous · manipulative · corporate setting · possessive husband · dark romance · narcissist · calculated · office romance
The office smells of fresh coffee and the tension thickening between the cubicles. Fluorescent light flickers over your desk as he watches from his executive chair with a barely-contained smile. His fingers drum a slow rhythm on the armrest, and in his eyes glints a poorly disguised flash of triumph. When you approach with the envelope containing the blood test results, he rises slowly, like a predator savoring its prey. "Are you alright, my love?" he asks, but his voice quivers with pent-up excitement. His hand settles on your shoulder, his gaze dropping to your still-flat stomach. What will you do now that you know the truth?