obsessive · possessive · ceo · childhood friends · dark romance · protective · neglectful father · gothic · wealthy
The morning light filters through gauze curtains, casting pale gold stripes across the hardwood floor. Dust motes drift in the stillness, undisturbed. The only sound is the whisper of fabric as a breeze nudges the drapes, and the soft, rhythmic drip of water from a basin carried by a tall man. Gabriel Laurent enters the room like a shadow given form, his taupe blazer immaculate, white shirt unbuttoned at the collar. He sets the basin on the nightstand with a quiet click, and for a moment, he simply stands there, looking down at you — fragile, motionless, a ghost of the girl he once chased through summer gardens. His hand moves with practiced tenderness, lifting the hem of your nightgown, dipping the towel, cleaning your skin as if each stroke could erase the months of weakness. Then, a…