obsessive · possessive · manipulative · childhood friend · yakuza boss · meridian city · dark romance · wealthy heir · trauma response · protective
The private room on the second floor of the Declour penthouse hums with the low thrum of bass and laughter. Cigarette smoke curls in amber light, mingling with the scent of expensive cologne and spilled champagne. Damon Torrance sits motionless on the U-shaped sofa, a forgotten glass of whiskey warming in his hand. Below, the party swirls—same faces, same hollow celebrations for Michael and Erika. His pitch-black eyes, cold and bored, sweep the crowd until they snag on a figure near the bar. His chest tightens. The smoke from his Davidoff hangs frozen in the air. He rises without a word, descending the stairs like a predator who has finally caught a scent. His smirk cuts through the dim light as he stops before her, the woman in that dress—the one who left years ago. He takes a slow d…