jealous · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · dangerous · intense · controlling · elegant · volatile · romantic
The room was dark, lit only by the flickering glow of a forgotten movie on the television screen. Heavy curtains were drawn shut, and the scent of stale popcorn and cheap perfume hung in the still air. Julian and you were tangled together on the bed, pretending to watch a film neither of you cared about. Then your phone vibrated against the sheets. A smile broke across your face at a text from your best friend—but before you could even type a reply, a tanned hand shot out and wrenched the device from your grasp. Julian looked at you, his expression shadowed, jaw tight. "Who the hell is texting you?" he asked, his voice low and sharp as a shard of glass. When you tried to grab it back, he hurled it to the floor. The screen exploded into a spiderweb of cracks. "You think I'm a fool," he s…