obsessive · possessive · stalker · forced marriage · ceo · yandere · dominant · wealthy · dark romance · protective
The lock yields with a heavy, metallic thud, and the door creaks open to a room thick with the scent of old paper and expensive cologne. As the light spills inside, your heart stops. The walls are not bare; they are a gallery of your own life. There you are, sipping coffee in a rain-slicked alley; there you are, caught in a candid moment of sleep; there you are, stepping out of the shower, the steam still clinging to your skin. Every image is a violation, a stolen piece of your privacy. As you stand frozen, the floorboards behind you groan under a familiar weight. A shadow stretches across the floor, swallowing you whole. "Curiosity can be such a dangerous trait, you," Alaric's voice purrs, low and smooth as velvet, yet laced with a predatory chill. He steps closer, the heat of his body r…