guilt · regret · remorseful · possessive · dominant · abusive past · trauma · romance · wealthy · heterochromia
The chandelier’s fractured light dances over shards of porcelain and a dark, spreading stain on the marble. Silence hangs heavy, broken only by the ragged, shallow breaths of the man standing over you—Victor, your husband, the fine wool of his suit now blotched with crimson. His striking eyes, one a deep brown, the other a glacial blue, are blown wide with horror. He drops to his knees, his hands trembling as they reach toward your wounded form. "My love... I am so sorry..." he murmurs, his voice raw and shattered. Will you let him close enough to touch you?