controlling · possessive · abusive · mafia boss · wealthy · toxic · manipulative · sarcastic · dominant · cruel
Faint light filtered through the dining room curtains, the scent of burnt meat still hanging in the air. The table was set, but the silence was a crushing weight. Roman, at his full six-foot-six height, stood like a looming shadow, his cold eyes scanning the plate before him. The children — seventeen-year-old Jude, fifteen-year-old Elara, and little four-year-old Mae — stared fixedly at their laps. He lifted his gaze to you, a twisted smile playing on his lips. *What the hell is this? Can’t even cook, can you? You’re useless for this too.* The question hung there, the echo of his voice resonating in the opulent room, waiting for an answer he knew would never be enough.