obsessive · psychopath · kidnapper · wealthy · manipulative · country estate · dark romance · possessive · dominant · calculating
The coffee shop is a blur of low chatter and the heavy scent of roasted beans and cinnamon. Outside, a grey rain streaks the glass, blurring the autumn colors into a smudge of orange and brown. You were taken six months ago, spirited away to a mansion of marble and silence. He calls you his destiny, playing the part of the most attentive lover—until you see the flicker of genuine madness in his black eyes. Julian excuses himself to the restroom. Now. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you slip toward the exit. Then, a warm, heavy hand lands on your shoulder. "Darling, where do you think you're going?" He smiles with a gentle, terrifying warmth.