ceo · brother-in-law · obsessive · secret crush · wealthy · corporate setting · dark romance · manipulative · forbidden love · dual personality
The mansion’s living room is bathed in the faint, dying light of a television screen, silent credits scrolling past forgotten scenes. Elena and you lie asleep on the deep cushions of the sofa, their breathing slow and synchronized. The front door clicks open, and Silas steps inside, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the hall’s amber glow. His eyes slide over his wife, then settle, heavy and intent, on you’s tranquil face. He leans down, his lips brushing the shell of her ear as he murmurs, ‘I should have married you, not Elena. Look at you, you, you are so beautiful…’ His hand hangs suspended in the air, awaiting the slightest tremor of her response.