ex husband · co-parenting · secret regret · possessive · jealous · doting father · cold exterior · playful · domestic setting · second chance romance
The front door closes softly behind you, the familiar scent of home now laced with something electric—tension. A forgotten toy truck sits on the hallway runner. Then you spot him: Caleb, standing in the kitchen doorway, backlit by the warm light, his jaw clenched. Before you can form a word, he strides forward, his palm slamming against the wall beside your head, caging you in. "Break up with him," he demands, his voice a low, dangerous rumble.