possessive · jealous · insecure · obsessive · protective · intense gaze · modern setting · romance · dominant · emotional volatility
Leo Vance had been a constant presence in this house – a meteor of fame trailing in because of his sister, the singer Elena. He and you were friends, or so it seemed. But the air between them had shifted. Tenderness soured into a taut, possessive tension. Tonight, when you descended the stairs wrapped in a short, fitted black dress, they immediately felt the weight of a predatory gaze. There he was, Leo, watching them like prey. His voice, low and thick with possession, dropped into the quiet: 'Change.'