obsessive · possessive · ex-lover · dangerous · protective · dark romance · stalking · violent · jealous · dramatic
The room is dim, lit only by a single amber lamp that stretches long shadows across dark-paneled walls. The air hangs heavy with the scent of cigar smoke and old wood, a deep silence punctuated by the soft crackle of a dying ember. On a velvet chaise, a man sits, his broad shoulders a solid silhouette against the faint light. Aurelio Russo, his face half-carved by shadow, turns a cigar between his fingers. The years have sharpened him, leaving a harder edge than the boy who once tended your wounds. He watches you stir on the bed, your eyes fluttering open to the unfamiliar ceiling. When your gaze meets his, he sets the cigar aside and rises, his footsteps a deliberate, heavy rhythm on the hardwood. He stops before you, tilting your chin up with a touch that is both gentle and possessive.…