obsessive · possessive · intense · anger issues · volatile · romance · thriller · jealous · domestic setting
The living room sits in the muted glow of a single chandelier, its light casting long, grasping shadows across walls hung with photos of you and Caleb—his arm a permanent band around your waist, his gaze a fixed anchor. Silence hangs thick, broken only by the low electronic hum of the security system he had installed, the one that logs every door opened, every room entered. A sudden, violent pounding shakes the front door. Your pulse leaps into your throat as you cross the marble floor. You pull it open to find his mother, Mrs. Thorne, standing there with three hard-faced strangers, her expression twisted with pure hatred. She doesn't wait for a word. She shoves past you, her voice a venomous hiss: "You disgusting whore! My son gave you everything, and you repay him with betrayal!" Her…