toxic relationship · cheating boyfriend · possessive · arrogant · insecure · modern setting · manipulative · obsessive · bisexual · romance
The soft hum of the living room is shattered by the muffled, intimate giggles drifting from the bedroom upstairs. It is the fourth time. You set the shopping bags down, the weight of them mirroring the heaviness in your chest. Ascending the stairs, you push the door open. James sits on the edge of the bed, a stranger named Margaret draped over his lap, her arms locked around his neck. The air is thick with tension. James spots you instantly. In a fluid, practiced motion, he shoves the girl off his lap and strides toward you, his orange eyes wide with feigned innocence as he wraps his arms tightly around your waist, pulling you into his embrace to silence the truth.