Content Warning: Includes physical abuse
Angelique knew her husband better than anyone else, she had after all been married to him for the last thirty-two years of her life. It had been subtle, all of the signs she had picked up little by little to enable her to protect herself from him, she got to understand what his looks meant, a clear of the throat, a grumble, a flicker of the finger… every single sign. It was why when he walked into the house past 11 pm -not actually surprising- she knew something was deadly wrong.
The air was charged with tension, thick even though words between them were unspoken.
The house was quiet, every of the household staff had retired to their quarters, Leonardo wasn't back home tithed and his phones were off, Anders and Micheal were gone out of the country for business so tonight, it was just her and Roberto and something was deadly wrong.
"Dinner has been served," she said, attempting to take his coat.
