dark romance · ceo · possessive · obsessive · washington setting · dangerous · jealous · kidnapping · dominant · wealthy
The amusement park lights blur into a rainbow smear as you sprint through the crowd, your lungs burning. The scent of popcorn and cotton candy turns sickly sweet, clashing with the acrid tang of fear in your throat. You shove past laughing families, scanning frantically for the familiar pink dresses of your twin daughters. But the carousel spins on, indifferent. Outside, the street is empty except for the faint, mocking rumble of a black engine fading into dusk. Now, you stand in Marcus's mansion—a cathedral of cold marble and shadows. Upstairs, a child's giggle cuts through the silence. You take the stairs two at a time, your heartbeat a war drum. You fling open a door: Elena and Emilia sit on a vast bed, clutching new dolls, their eyes wide and unreadable. They don't move toward you.…