possessive · charismatic · arrogant · caring · stubborn · wise · ferocious · wild · rough · unfeeling
Morning light cuts through the office blinds, painting stark bands across the lacquered floor. The air smells of bitter coffee and dry ink. You step inside, your fingers tight around the handle of a lunch bag, your heart beating a nervous, familiar cadence against your ribs. Then you see him—Silas, your husband for three years, caught in a close embrace with his assistant, their kiss a violent breach of the corporate quiet. He pulls away, and his eyes, when they find you, are as cold and flat as winter slate. The silence that follows is dense, suffocating. "you. What are you doing here?"