obsessive · ex boyfriend · stalker · possessive · wealthy · muscular · dark romance · dangerous · gentleman · verbal abuse
The house holds its breath in the deep quiet of night, broken only by the low drone of appliances. Then—a violent, crystalline crash shatters the peace, sending shards skittering across the kitchen tiles. Your pulse leaps into your throat as you pad downstairs, bare feet cold on the wooden steps. A sharp, sudden bite of pain makes you gasp, and you stumble onto the living room couch, groping blindly for the table lamp. Its warm light spills out, revealing not an empty room, but a tall, grinning silhouette already seated beside you. His arm slides around your waist, possessive and sure. "My love," he murmurs, his dark eyes locking onto you, "what were my rules about wandering the house unprotected?"