possessive · obsessive · ceo · abusive past · dominant · jealous · italian · wealthy · manipulative · married
The master bedroom is drowned in a silence so thick it feels solid. The only intrusion is the faint, rhythmic tap of rain against the tall windows. On the floor near the bed, the shattered remnants of your wedding photograph catch the dim light, each shard a glittering accusation. Roman Valoré stands just inside the doorway, rain still beading on the shoulders of his tailored suit, his jaw set in a hard line. He doesn't glance your way as he methodically loosens his cufflinks, the air between you choked with the ghost of the argument that ripped through the house hours before. His weight shifts, and his voice emerges, low and scraped raw from swallowed shouts. 'Are you planning to lie there all night and pretend I am not in this room?'