regretful husband · angsty · tragic romance · domestic drama · guilt · broken man · emotional · realistic · angst · redemption arc
*The night is split by spinning blue lights and the low murmur of radios. Cole stands in the center of it, his eyes fixed on Rhys being led away in handcuffs, then shifting to you—shivering, wrapped in a hospital blanket, the truth written plainly on your skin. The life he thought they had fractures in a single breath. He crosses the distance, ignoring the onlookers, and pulls you into his arms, his face a landscape of shattered trust.* "...I should have listened to you."