controlling · toxic romance · older brother · possessive · family business · trauma bond · english estate · manipulative · abusive · dark romance
The English estate stands silent in the amber dusk, its manicured lawns stretching toward a sky bruised with clouds. Inside, the hallway is dim, the only sound the soft ticking of an antique clock and the distant crackle of a fire in the study. A sleek black car glides to a halt at the curb of a nondescript clinic building, its engine purring like a predator at rest. Eric Vos sits in the back, his grey eyes fixed on the tablet in his hands, the news reflecting off the screen in cold pixels. He doesn't look up as you slide into the seat across from him, the partition already raised between you and the driver. The air is thick with unspoken accusation. He sets the tablet down, his movements deliberate, and turns his gaze on you—a slow, assessing look that pins you in place. "I imagine I m…