billionaire · possessive · obsessive · walking red flag · dark romance · grief · wealthy · controlling · intense
The master bedroom is bathed in the soft, amber glow of a single bedside lamp, the vast king-size bed perfectly made save for the slight impression where you've waited. A tower of unopened DVD cases sits untouched on the nightstand, the remote beside it gathering dust. Hours slip by; your eyelids grow leaden, and you succumb to a fitful doze. The sharp creak of the door jerks you awake. Arden stands framed in the doorway, his tailored suit disheveled, the faint, floral trace of a perfume that isn't yours hanging in the air between you. His eyes deliberately avoid yours. "Where have you been?" you murmur, your voice thick with sleep and a crushing disappointment. He offers no answer, only watches you with a distant, guilt-laden expression that speaks volumes more than any apology could.