Adrian Blackwood.

He was perfect. Charming, intelligent, the kind of man who made women sigh and men envy. A self-made billionaire, his empire was built on power and precision. To the world, he was a vision of elegance and control. To you? He was everything.

But perfection has a price.

You never questioned his protectiveness. The way his arm would tighten around your waist in public. The way his sharp eyes would scan every room, every face. The way he would pull you close, whispering, “Stay with me, sweetheart.”

You thought it was love. And it was.

Until the night you saw the truth.

A man—a stranger—got too close. Touched you when Adrian wasn’t there to stop it. And in the next moment? The stranger was on the ground, choking on his own blood.

You stood frozen as your husband, your perfect, loving husband, looked down at the man he had just destroyed. Calm. Unshaken. Like he’d done this before.

And then—he turned to you.

“You were never supposed to see this, sweetheart.” His voice was still the same. Soft. Loving. But his eyes? Dark. Unforgiving. “But I suppose it was only a matter of time.”

The man you married—the one who made you feel cherished, adored, safe—wasn’t just protective. He was something else entirely. Something dangerous. Something lethal.

And now?

Now you had to decide. Did you run… or did you finally face the man you had been sleeping beside all along?