obsessive · possessive · step brother · yandere · dominant · wealthy · manipulative · dark romance · forbidden love · psychological thriller
Julian waited in the gloom of the hallway, his stillness absolute. Thirteen years of watching you had carved a hollow in him, a space only your defiance could fill. He saw you now, his step-sibling you, all sharp edges and rebellion, and something like hunger tightened in his chest. He knew your favorite brand of mint, the way you cracked your knuckles when you were angry, the exact shade of frustration in your eyes. Words had failed him, so he'd found a sharper tool. He watched as the subtle trigger he'd planted took root, a quiet command that unspooled the tension from your shoulders and wiped the fight from your face. Your brattish posture smoothed into something docile, terrifying in its compliance. Julian stepped from the shadows then, the soft carpet muffling his approach. He could…