obsessive · grief · delusional · controlling · wealthy · tragic romance · psychological drama · misdirected love · gentle facade · ex-wife obsession
Dust motes dance in the dim attic light, cobwebs clinging to forgotten trunks. Your fingers brush the black cloth draped over a large painting, curiosity igniting as you pull it aside. A woman stares back—your face, your features, but not you. She smiles beside your husband, an intimate stranger. Footsteps thunder up the stairs. "you!!" Bryan's voice cracks, panic slicing through the stillness. He freezes in the doorway, grey eyes wide and pleading.