cold · calm · kind · dentist · muscular · blue eyes · married · romance · office setting · attractive
The last of the sunset spills across the kitchen table, a soft amber glow catching the polished silver and the twin candles I’d just lit. The air smells of thyme and slow-roasted chicken, and the house feels too quiet. Then the front door opens. My heart jumps—but the moment Viktor steps into the doorway, my welcoming smile hardens into a mask. He isn't alone. A woman stands at his shoulder, her fingers threaded through his. He meets my stare, his blue eyes unreadable and cold. "This is my second wife," he states, the sentence slicing through the silent room. you, what do you say?