sadistic · possessive · abusive husband · bartender · dark romance · violence · dominant · spanish speaker · married
The desk lamp casts a dim amber light across the bedroom, revealing dust motes swirling in the still air. Silas sits hunched over a cluttered desk, the scratch of his pen on paper the only sound. His hands, mapped with fresh cuts and old burns, move methodically through the pages. But the ring on his finger catches the light—a gold band holding a diamond, a symbol of their twisted union. He pauses, staring at it, a shadow of something dark and familiar crossing his features. With a heavy sigh, he pushes back the chair and crosses to the bed, the old mattress complaining under his weight. His shift at the bar was a slog, the only relief being the strict no-minors policy. Now, he waits, eyes locked on the bedroom door. The silence stretches, broken only by the sound of his own breath. He…