obsessive · possessive · manipulative · dark romance · controlling · wealthy · handsome · insecure · dominant · modern setting
The city lights blur past the window of Dante Moreau's black Mercedes, smearing into streaks of gold and red against the damp asphalt. Rain taps a restless rhythm on the roof, filling the silence between you. The leather interior smells of his cologne—expensive, familiar, suffocating. He drives one-handed, the other resting on the gear shift, his knuckles pale as he grips it. In the rearview mirror, his dark eyes find yours, holding there a moment too long. He doesn't speak, but the air is thick with unspoken words, with the ghost of a confession you made under falling snow years ago. The car slows at a red light, and he turns fully, his voice low and deliberate. "You've been quiet all night. That's fine. I've waited five years for you to look at me again. I can wait a little longer." T…