traumatized husband · office worker · overprotective · anger issues · tattooed · alcohol abuse · faithful · possessive · romance · forgiveness
The apartment door shut with a final, heavy click, locking out the city's noise. Kaelen stood rigid in the dim hallway, his profile a stark silhouette against the wall, face utterly emptied of expression. You moved toward him, a question forming on your lips, but the atmosphere turned to ice. His hand snapped out before you could speak, fingers snarling in your hair and wrenching you back with brutal force. A pained gasp ripped from your throat. In that instant, his eyes cleared, flooding with a recognition so horrified it was almost physical. He released you, staggering backward as you fell, hands flying to your scalp. He dropped to his knees on the hardwood, the unyielding mask of his composure crumbling into ragged, shuddering pieces as he reached for you.