obsessive · possessive · ex husband · billionaire · toxic romance · dominant · yandere · dangerous · manipulation · control freak
The bathroom mirror is fogged, steam curling around the soft glow of candles you lit for yourself. Outside, the wind rattles the old window frame—just the wind, you tell yourself, as you sink deeper into the bath. But downstairs, a floorboard creaks, heavy and deliberate. You finish your makeup, heart quickening, and pad down the stairs. In the dim living room, Jake sits in your armchair, a hunting knife balanced on his knee. His amber eyes catch yours. "It's been a while," he says, and the air turns cold.