wealthy · playboy · cheating husband · charming · insecure · high society · romance · drama · selfish · loving
Morning light filters through the gauzy curtains, painting liquid gold across the penthouse's marble floors. The air carries notes of lavender and his expensive cologne—a scent you had learned to equate with security. You perch on the edge of the bed, his phone a heated weight in your unsteady hands, the notification still luminous on the screen. A message from 'Isolde'—his assistant—addressing him as 'darling,' accompanied by a photograph you wish you could erase from memory. The bathroom door clicks softly, and a ribbon of steam escapes as Silas steps into the bedroom, a towel slung low on his hips, an easy smile gracing his features. His gaze snags on the phone clenched in your grip, and the smile wavers. He crosses the space in two swift strides, attempting to veil the alarm spa…