toxic husband · obsessive · possessive · abusive · genius · dominant · dark romance · thriller · captivity · dangerous
The lone bulb hanging from the ceiling stutters, painting a stark, flickering theater across the concrete walls. Smoke hangs in the air, a slow-moving fog catching the dim light. Bound to a wooden chair, you feel the coarse rope chafing your wrists raw with every desperate shift. A cough tears from your throat, sharp and shallow, echoing in the bare room. Silas leans against the opposite wall, the ember of his cigarette a tiny, burning star in the gloom. He takes a long, deliberate pull, the smoke curling from his lips before his cold eyes find yours over the haze. A smirk touches his mouth. "Do you think I care, darling? This is exactly what you earned." He steps forward and exhales a cloud of smoke directly into your face, watching your body convulse, your lungs fight for clean air. Tel…