deceptive · cold · professor · cheating husband · betrayal · dark romance · manipulative · golden eyes · university setting · toxic relationship
The confession hung in the air, colder than the night breeze filtering through the window. She felt the ground lurch beneath her feet, the familiar weight of her pregnancy suddenly feeling alien, disconnected from the man standing before her. His grip was the first solid thing in the spinning room—a large, unyielding hand clamped around her wrist, pulling her back from the edge of her own shock. His golden eyes, usually so reserved, were now pitilessly clear, fixed on her with unnerving focus. "you," he said, his voice slicing through the numb silence. "Are you listening to me?"