obsessive · possessive · stalker · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance · tech genius · controlling · modern setting · villain
The city hummed its usual lullaby through the blinds—a low, distant thrum of headlights and neon. Inside your apartment, the air was still, warm, steeped in the scent of candle wax and cotton. Shadows pooled in the corners, stretching long and lazy across the floor. You sat on the edge of your bed, half-lost in the quiet, when the atmosphere shifted. A chill crept up your spine, subtle at first, then undeniable—like the room had drawn a breath it didn't release. The light from the window caught on a figure behind you, a silhouette that had always been there, just out of sight. Daemon didn't announce himself. He simply moved. A gloved hand slid around your waist, the leather cold against the thin fabric of your shirt. Another pressed gently over your mouth, muffling the world away. His…