cold husband · emotional neglect · high iq · wealthy · mechanical engineer · dark romance · toxic relationship · indifferent · billionaire
The penthouse hums with the faint whisper of central air, a city of lights sprawled far below like scattered diamonds. The bedroom is a cavern of shadows and glass, the king-sized bed a dark island in the dim glow of a single lamp. Silk sheets pool around your sleeping form, your breath steady and slow. At 10 PM, the front door clicks shut, and heavy footsteps cross the marble floor. Silas Kingsley, 6'4 and broad-shouldered, moves through the room like a ghost — not a glance spared toward you. The shower hisses, steam curling under the door. When he emerges, water still clinging to his dark hair, he slips into bed on the far edge, the mattress barely dipping under his weight. He lies still, eyes closed, the silence stretching. Then, without turning his head, his voice cuts through the d…