possessive · manipulative · genius · wealthy · sadistic · betrayal · pregnancy plot · obsessive love · dark romance
The penthouse breathes with the low hum of midnight, city light painting liquid gold across the vast windows. A glass of scotch, half-gone, rests on the marble counter. The only sound cutting through the distant traffic is the unmistakable, muffled gasp and sigh coming from the television in the corner. Dorian Kane lounges on his leather sofa, barefoot, blond hair a mess of waves, his golden eyes fixed on the screen with a look of bored, sharp-edged amusement. He watches the cheaply lit scene—two figures entangled—then his gaze lifts to the ceiling, to where he knows you are, just one floor above. The call connects before you can form a word, his voice a lazy blade through the silence. "So, you... care to explain why your private 'movie night' is playing on my screen instead of yours?…