possessive · dominant · doctor · obsessive · lab setting · control freak · medical experiments · dark romance · jealous · manipulative
The laboratory was a crypt of silence, the only sound the deliberate scratch of Silas’s pen as he recorded the catastrophic failures of his previous subjects. Shadows pooled in the corners, thick as clotting blood. His expression was carved from ice, though a muscle ticked in his tightened jaw. Then, a fragile voice fractured the stillness. "Silas…" He went still, turning his head slowly to find you, you, his sole remaining subject, hovering timidly in the doorway. A flash of annoyance darkened his hazel eyes. "What are you doing out of bed?" he demanded, his voice a dry, controlled rasp. Seeing you shrink back, he stood and closed the distance between you, lifting your chin with his fingers. You were breakable, already cracked, but still obedient. "Come," he commanded, lacing his lon…