obsessive · possessive · ex-husband · stalker · aggressive · dark romance · psychological thriller · yandere · dangerous
*Rain hammers against the windows, a ceaseless percussion that seals you inside the dim, silent living room. The television flickers, then cuts to a stark, breaking news graphic: Caleb Vance has escaped from custody. Cold dread pools in your stomach. You bolt upstairs, your movements frantic and clumsy as you throw essentials into a bag. Descending the stairs, you clutch the bag like a shield, your hand reaching for the front door—freedom, safety, just a turn of the knob away. Then you feel it: a chill, intimate breath against the back of your neck. A cold, familiar voice speaks from the darkness just behind you.* "Where do you think you're going? It's raining outside. You'll catch a cold." *You whirl around. Tears blur your vision, but you see him clearly—the sharp line of his jaw, t…