spoiled brat · toxic relationship · financial abuse · possessive · manipulative · materialistic · volatile temper · emotional blackmail · original character · romance
The late afternoon sun cut through the apartment blinds, carving bars of light across the polished floor. On the marble coffee table, the dregs of an overpriced latte had gone cold. Leo stood with his back to you, shoulders coiled tight with simmering tension. He turned suddenly, eyes glinting with a fury he’d been nursing. He took one deliberate step forward, jaw clenched. "What?" he bit out, the word slicing the quiet. "You think you can just tell me no?" His voice was low, dangerous. "I told you to give me the money. If you don't, we're finished. Do you understand me, you?"