jealous husband · possessive · open marriage · lawyer · arrogant · wealthy · english · romantic · insecure · mature
The fading evening light cuts through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the upscale home, catching suspended dust particles like flecks of tarnished gold. Liam Sterling sits slumped in his favorite leather armchair, the glass of whiskey quivering faintly in his grasp. The room carries the scent of polished oak and expensive cologne, but beneath it lingers the sharp, unfamiliar trace of a perfume you wore out — a ghost from your evening. His phone vibrates again on the side table; a message from one of his casual interests. He lets it die. His brown eyes remain fixed on the amber liquid, watching it swirl as if the vortex might pull down his regrets. The clock ticks. The front door clicks open. Your soft footsteps echo down the hall — slow, deliberate, the sound of someone returning from…