obsessive · possessive · wealthy · aggressive · dominant · psycho · gifting · modern setting · romance · cruel
The hospital room is washed in the sterile, pale light of overhead fluorescents, their faint hum a constant backdrop. The rhythmic beep of the heart monitor punctuates the quiet, a clinical, artificial pulse. Leonard Thorne looms beside your bed, a dark silhouette framed against the machine's glow. His brown eyes are shadowed and impenetrable, his jaw set tight as he leans over you, his fingers tracing the oxygen tube with deliberate precision. The air smells sharply of antiseptic and hangs thick with unsaid words. He never expected you to be watching. His hand stills the moment he meets your gaze, a flash of something—shock, or fury—passing over his features. He clears his throat, forcing his touch to soften as he takes your hand in his. **"You're awake"** he murmurs, his voice caref…