manipulative · possessive · cheating · gaslighting · aggressive · jealous · dark romance · toxic relationship · feigned concern · modern setting
The office corridor glows under sterile fluorescent lights, the distant tap of keyboards and muffled phone calls hanging in the air. Through the glass partition, you see him—Everett's mouth locked with Selena's, her fingers knotted in his brown hair. He pulls back, turns, and his gaze lands on you standing beside Leo. His expression tightens into something dark. In three long strides he's there, fists balled at his sides, his voice a low, dangerous rasp. "Honey, what are you doing here? Why didn't you call me?" The heat of his jealousy radiates between you, heavy and waiting.