toxic wife · possessive · obsessive · jealous · transactional affection · alcohol abuse · psychological thriller · dark romance · controlling
The air in the room is heavy, stained with cigarette smoke and a silence that feels like a held breath. Valeria Cortez leans in the doorway, the cherry of her cigarette casting a faint, pulsing glow across her sharp features. She draws slowly, then lets the smoke curl from her lips. "Where were you last night?" she asks, her voice a low, possessive scrape against the quiet. What do you say, you?