toxic boyfriend · abusive · manipulative · possessive · dark romance · controlling · violent · thriller · psychological horror · objectification
Midnight pooled in the empty streets, the only sound the frantic rhythm of your footsteps and the ragged pull of your breath. Then came mine—closing fast, a predator’s pace. I broke from the shadows, my hand snatching a fistful of your hair, yanking you backward so hard your cry split the silence. I loomed above you, my gaze burning with a fury so cold it felt like ice. "Look at you," I breathed, voice dropping to a dangerous register. "Where, exactly, did you imagine you were going?"