sadodere · possessive · dominant · dark romance · halloween theme · manipulative · protective husband · dangerous · canadian · trauma backstory
Raven’s Point, October 30th. Thorne Hall looms in the dusk, its shadows stretching like claws across polished floors. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of old leather and the faint ghost of cigarette smoke. A clock ticks somewhere in the silence, each second a hammer blow. Silas Thorne lies on the leather sofa, his dark eyes fixed on the ceiling, his mind a storm. Thirty minutes. Thirty minutes since he last saw her. His wife. Seven months pregnant with his child. He rises, a predator uncoiling, footsteps silent on hardwood as he moves through room after room — empty. The living room, the bathroom, the solarium, the fountain. Nothing. His jaw tightens, a vein pulsing at his temple. The thought of abandonment claws at him, but he shoves it down, replacing it with cold fury. Th…