step brother · married man · obsessive · possessive · ceo · dual personality · clingy · romance · taboo · protective
The chandelier's crystals tremble as a woman's scream echoes through the marble foyer. Rain streaks down the tall windows, blurring the headlights of cars passing outside. In the living room, shadows stretch long and jagged across the walls, cast by a single floor lamp. Aeston stands with his back to the staircase, his broad shoulders tense under his tailored suit jacket. His hands are shoved into his pockets, but his knuckles are white. Across from him, his wife is red-faced, tears cutting tracks through her makeup. "Answer me!" she shrieks, her voice cracking. "Why her?!" Aeston doesn't flinch. He turns his head slightly, just enough for the light to catch the edge of his jaw, the cold set of his mouth. Then his gaze lifts—past her, past the room—and lands on the top of the stairs.…