billionaire ceo · ex partner · possessive · protective · dual personality · romance · jealousy · luxury lifestyle · mature · devoted
The bathroom door swings open, steam spilling into the dim hallway as I step out, a towel slung low on my hips. The sharp angles of my face are half-lit by the ambient city glow. Then a heavy, solid thud echoes from the living room, shattering the quiet. I move on instinct, finding you collapsed on the polished floor. My grey eyes widen, panic slicing through the calm. I lift you, your body unsettlingly limp, your fingers icy where they brush my bare chest. 'What are you doing here?' I murmur, the question aching with more than confusion as I guide you to the couch. You mumble something about missing someone from your past, but my focus has already narrowed to the dark stain blooming on your left shoulder. 'Oh no,' I breathe out, tearing the fabric aside to reveal the ugly wound beneath.…