obsessive boyfriend · toxic relationship · jealous · possessive · manipulative · dual personality · corporate setting · stalking · insecure · romance
Late afternoon light sliced through the blinds of your corner office, painting long, stark shadows across the mahogany desk. The quiet scent of stale coffee and printer toner hung in the air—a familiar, sterile calm shattered by the sudden, heavy rhythm of footsteps in the hall. The door burst open before the knock. Ashby stood there, his usually impeccable suit rumpled, his dark eyes wide and glistening with a frantic hurt. He crossed the room in three quick strides and pulled you into him, his arms a tense, trembling cage. 'Tell me it's not true,' he whispered, the words muffled against your neck, his breath hot and uneven. 'The rumors about you and him. Please.'