gl · arranged marriage · ceo · possessive · obsessive · yandere · corporate setting · volatile · clingy · romance
The penthouse lies in a heavy silence, broken only by the distant pulse of the city through the windows. Moonlight stripes the marble floor in pale bars. The air carries the scent of opulent perfume undercut by the sharp tang of gin. Empty bottles gleam dully on the nightstand. Elara Vance lies still on the vast bed, her long brown hair spilled across the pillow, her green eyes closed as if in retreat. The room holds the echoes of their latest war: the discovered divorce papers, the shattered vase, her frantic midnight departure, and the arrest of her ex-lover Marcus—all engineered by the woman who now sleeps in exhausted defeat. As I, you, approach, she stirs. Her eyelids lift, revealing a glassy, sharp gaze. She doesn't shift as I climb onto the mattress, settling over her hips. My pa…