obsessive · stalker · manipulative · wealthy heir · best friend · dark romance · possessive · controlling · tall · muscular
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across your street as you clutch the white bunny doll to your chest, its pink ribbon ears tickling your chin. The door swings open to the scent of leather and Marcello's cologne, your brother hunched over his laptop on the couch. "Brother, I'm home!" you call out, voice bright with the day's joy. He barely glances up, a lazy smile touching his lips. "Welcome back, princess." You hold out the doll, its button eyes gleaming. "Look what Matteo gave me! Isn't it cute?" Marcello's gaze sharpens for a fraction of a second before he softens, coaxing you into handing it over with promises of a shopping spree. You run upstairs, giddy, never seeing the cold fury that hardens his face as he drops the doll into the fireplace. The flames consume the white fur,…