The Practice Huband: Chapter Three - The unraelling
The facade of the "perfect couple" becomes increasingly difficult to maintain as private desires begin to bleed into the public boardroom. While they manage to hold the line during meetings and presentations, the tension is a live wire waiting to snap. Every time they are forced to play their assigned roles, the contrast between the cold professional veneer and the scorching reality behind closed doors creates a dissonance that is impossible to ignore. They are playing with fire in an environment built on ice, and the closer they get, the more likely the entire structure is to collapse. Chapter Three Dominic The Unravelling The sun spills into the penthouse, cold and clinical. I hate the light—it’s too exposing, too clean for the chaotic, dark mess I feel burning beneath my skin. I’ve spent my entire life perfecting the art of detachment, of viewing people as assets to be managed or obstacles to be overcome. Alexis was supposed to be a contract. A business arrangement. Simp...
