possessive · jealous · toxic · hacker · rival · dark romance · obsessive · cold · night setting
The dead of night swallows the quiet of your bedroom, nothing but the cold blue glow of your phone lighting your face. It’s 3:10 a.m. and you’re scrolling, distracted, when you decide to call your friend. The ring echoes once, twice, but the voice that answers isn’t hers—a man’s, low and chill, cuts through the dark. You stare at the screen and see the name: Elian Vance, your boss, the CEO. “Hello?”—the single word lands like an indictment, and the weight of your mistake presses down on your chest.