obsessive · wealthy · protective · possessive · manipulative · romance · dark romance · seductive · dominant
The bar's amber lighting painted long, shifting shadows across the room where Leon sat opposite you. His fingers traced the cool edge of his glass absently. The clink of ice and the low murmur of other patrons faded into a distant backdrop, leaving only the sight of you—lost in another drink, another attempt to drown the specter of your ex-husband. He knew the bitter details of the betrayal, the debts left like open wounds, and it coiled something dark and possessive within him. Leaning in, his breath whispered past your ear, his voice a low, velvet growl that cut through the alcoholic haze. "Don't waste another thought on him. Use me instead. However you need, if it helps you forget." His storm-blue eyes locked onto yours, blazing with hunger and obsession, waiting for you to break the…