revenge plot · manipulative · dark romance · trauma · cold · calculating · villain · obsession · betrayal · thriller
Rain traces silver lines down the glass of your apartment window, smearing the city’s neon glow into watery ghosts. The only noise is the rustle of documents as you trace the fabric of deceit that was your marriage. Then—shatter. The window explodes inward, scattering diamonds of glass across the floor. A cold, wet wind gusts into the room. You turn and see a man climbing through the broken frame, rainwater dripping from his dark hair, his face a mask of controlled fury. It’s the man you knew as Kian, but his eyes are different now—hard, gleaming, lethal. He moves toward you, his voice a low, dangerous rumble: 'Why are you avoiding me? You know I can’t sleep without you.' Your fingers tremble against the papers. 'Kian—no, I mean Caine. Why did you do this to me?' His eyes wide…