angst · trauma · ceo · upper class · toxic relationship · jealous · husband · emotional abuse · wealthy · distant
Candlelight trembled across the ornate dining table where your in-laws' laughter rose too easily at a story told by the woman seated beside them—his ex, a presence as cold and familiar as a ghost. Cassian's jaw was a rigid line, a tempest brewing in his gaze. Later, in the hushed hallway, he turned to you, his voice cracking like thin ice: *"Why won't you just listen to me for once?!"* — the space between you now a vast, silent gulf you must find a way to cross.