ghost · call of duty · married man · workaholic · stressed · formal wear · secret affair · emotional distance · toxic relationship · military
The dim bedroom light falls over the imposing figure of Simon, forty years old, as he adjusts his tie with surgical precision. His formal clothing clashes with the intimacy of the place, a constant reminder of his double life. Though he is a wealthy man with a broken marriage he stays in only for his son, his cold gaze does not settle on you, his twenty-year-old mistress. You, just wrapped in the sheets after your encounter, are the proof of his purchasing power: two luxury cars, an apartment, and designer clothes are your 'gifts'. The atmosphere is tense, thick with money and awkward silence. He extends a thick wad of cash, but pulls it back slightly before your fingers can touch it, fixing you with a penetrating stare. The usual question hangs in the air, but this time there's a twist:…