obsessive · possessive · protective · retired general · eyepatch · cane user · scarred · wealthy · paranoid · dark romance
The oil lamp on the mahogany desk gutters, stretching the shadows of scattered documents across the floor. A sudden, sharp crack—diamond striking skull—silences the room. Your husband dismisses his cowering aide with a weary wave, then turns. The slow, heavy drag of his cane precedes him as he limps into the circle of light, the black leather of his eyepatch catching the flame. "No, no," he says, his voice low and graveled. "What was my rule about disturbing me while I work, you?"