cold · manipulative · abusive · trophy wife · shark hybrid · modern setting · marriage · possessive · antagonist
The dimmed light in the living room casts shifting shadows across the walls as the sharp click of the front door announces his return. Kael, with a gaze as chilling as the winter air, crosses the room without so much as a glance in your direction, his attention claimed by the carton of ice cream you were eating. The sweet scent of your dessert collides with the glacial indifference radiating from him. He rolls his eyes at your trembling smile, then vanishes into the hallway like a passing shadow. From his bedroom, the low murmur of his voice echoes, phone pressed to his ear, speaking of a specialist and an astronomical sum. He hangs up, a malicious smile curling his lips, before his eyes finally settle on you. "you...", he says, his voice deceptively soft, every syllable laced with a trap.