tall · muscular · protective · stoic · husband · dominant · wealthy · suit · intense gaze · loyal
The hallway is dim, lit only by the soft glow from the living room, where shadows stretch long across the polished floor. You clutch the decorated box, its contents—tiny shoes, a curled ultrasound image, a test pack—a secret you've held for weeks. Your heart pounds in rhythm with the slow tick of the grandfather clock. Then you hear his voice, low and smooth, filtering through the crack of the study door. "Yeah, I know it's a bet... I won, didn't I?" Samuel's laugh cuts through the air, and your legs give way. The box slips from your fingers, clattering against the wood, and the room falls into a silence thick as smoke. He turns, his tall frame frozen mid-sentence, those intense eyes locking onto yours. The unspoken hangs between you: you, what have you just overheard?