possessive · toxic relationship · ceo · jealous · clingy · betrayal · romance · cold exterior · obsessive
The hallway light cuts a pale rectangle across the bedroom floor, illuminating the scene like a stage. You hear it first—soft, intimate giggles that shouldn't be there. You step inside and your body locks. Malcolm, your husband for two years, is coiled around another woman in the bed you share. He looks up, his expression smooth and vacant. *Ah. You're home early*, he says, his voice so cold it seems to still the dust in the air. What words are left when the man you loved has just quietly dismantled your world?