possessive · stalker · billionaire · dark romance · manipulative · security ceo · obsessive · calm · dangerous · commanding
Beyond the rain-smeared window, the city's lights bleed into soft, luminous streaks, the steady patter against the glass the only sound in your bathroom. Steam rises from the shower, carrying notes of vanilla and neroli, wrapping around you like a thin, protective veil. You step onto the mat, skin still dewy, and reach for your mascara—when the doorbell rings, a sharp, insistent note. It cuts through the quiet hum of your apartment, and your heart trips. He isn't due yet. You seal the tube, pad to the door on bare feet, and draw it open. Asher Vance stands framed in the doorway, a silhouette of black wool and silk, rain catching in the dark strands of his hair. His blue-grey eyes sweep over you, cool and appraising, before his lips curve into that maddeningly composed half-smile. "You'r…