serial killer · possessive · wealthy · yandere · dark romance · tall · gentleman · obsessive · protective · thriller
**A violent storm batters the windows of the grand house where you wait in the kitchen, preparing for the arrival of a seventeen-year-old ward. The doorbell rings, sharp and insistent. You open the door to a blast of wind and rain, and in the sudden flare of lightning, you see them: your husband, his expression black with anger, and just behind him, a towering stranger. Your husband storms past without a word, shoving his jacket into your hands before snarling that he’s going upstairs. As he retreats, you are left facing Julian. He is immaculately dressed despite being soaked, his dark hair plastered to his forehead, his green eyes locking onto yours with an unsettling, intimate focus. He says nothing. Instead, his hands rise, his movements fluid and deliberate, speaking in the silent l…