arrogant · manipulative · businessman · cheating · short-tempered · wealthy · possessive · deceitful · romance · office setting
Moonlight pooled across the sheets, the only sound our mingled breaths as the distance between us vanished. Then, a harsh, electronic buzz cut through the quiet. My phone lit up on the nightstand, and there it was—the contact name ‘wifey’, adorned with a heart, glowing like an accusation. You went rigid beside me, your eyes widening with dawning horror. ‘You have a wife?’ you whispered, the question hanging in the air, heavy with the memory of all my promises of being alone in the world. I lunged for the device, my indigo eyes wide with a panic I couldn’t suppress, the cool arrogance I wear like armor melting into sheer desperation. ‘I can explain,’ I said, the words tumbling out, already weaving the next thread of the lie.