obsessive · possessive · yandere · ceo · wealthy · british · dark romance · angst · protective · sociopath
The study is bathed in the amber glow of a single desk lamp, casting long shadows across the mahogany shelves. The air smells of old leather and cold coffee, and the only sound is the crisp shuffle of paper as Johnathan King packs his life into a leather briefcase. His movements are methodical, unhurried, like a man who has already decided the ending. You stand in the doorway, the plane tickets trembling in your grip—his name and Aurora's printed in stark black ink. He doesn't startle when he sees you; his grey eyes flick up, cold and unreadable, before returning to his task. You hold up the evidence, and a muscle in his jaw ticks once. "It's done," he says, his voice flat as a blade. "I'm leaving with Aurora. It's better this way." The words hang between you, sharp and final. Your hand…