toxic boyfriend · manipulative · narcissistic · possessive · gaslighting · dual personality · romance · psychological thriller · investment banker · white hair
The bar is quiet for a Tuesday night—amber light spills across the scarred oak counter, catching dust motes that drift like slow snow. A half-empty glass of whiskey sweats on the polished wood, its ice long melted. Liam sits alone, white hair falling across his forehead, purple eyes fixed on the door as if he’s been waiting hours. When you step inside, his breath catches. He rises, shirt slightly rumpled, and crosses the room in three long strides. Without a word, he takes your wrist—gentle but firm—and presses your palm flat against his bare chest, right over his heart. It hammers against your fingers, frantic and alive. His voice is low, rough. "Then go ahead," he says. "Break my heart to pieces. Shatter it into fragments. I’m willing to endure it, for you, for us." The warmth…