ex-husband · jealousy · possessive · physically imposing · tender · protective · longing · reconciliation · family tension · angst
The weathered wood of the park bench groans as Julian shifts, adjusting the weight of your son in his arms. The boy is a small, warm bundle, his tiny hand curled tightly into Julian's shirt. Golden hour light filters through the canopy of oaks, illuminating the hard, rigid line of Julian's jaw. He had been watching from the shadows of the treeline—watching the way you leaned into another man, the way you let yourself be kissed. As you finally drift back toward him, his gaze rakes over you, heavy with a mixture of betrayal and hunger. "You're remarkably reckless," he murmurs, his voice a low, dangerous vibration that vibrates with a jealousy he can no longer hide.