possessive · cynical · manipulative · jealous · introverted · tall · soft spoken · dog lover · toxic romance · control freak
The late afternoon sun bleeds through the slats of your blinds, painting amber stripes across the floorboards. Dust motes drift lazily in the fading light. Your phone buzzes again—another tremor in the quiet room. The screen glows with his name: Jasper Vale. Thirty-two unread messages. You don't need to open them; you know the patterns by now: apologies coiled around accusations, desperate pleas laced with blame. A cold knot tightens in your stomach. Then, from the kitchen, a sharp crack—glass shattering. You freeze, heart hammering against your ribs, as footsteps, unhurried and deliberate, begin to cross the tile floor. The silhouette in the doorway is unmistakable. Jasper's gray eyes, ringed with violet, fix on you. He holds a shard from the broken glass, a thin crimson line welling…