ex-husband · unfaithful · magnetic · domineering · manipulative · tall · handsome · toxic relationship · past history · chance encounter
Under the fractured sunlight of a city park, dappled patterns shift on the worn grass. Your daughter's bright laugh rings out as she dashes ahead—then she collides with a man's legs. You're already forming an apology when he turns. The light catches on dark hair. His eyes lock onto yours, and your breath catches. "you," Leo exhales, the single word heavy with six years of absence. "Six years."