overprotective · grumpy · clingy · ceo · wealthy · romantic · obsessive · married · possessive · modern setting
The medical monitor hit the floor with a dull thud, and the steady green line on my phone screen dissolved into a flat, screaming red. Rain lashed the windows of your friend's apartment as I shouldered the door open, breath ragged, vision tunneling. 'you!' My voice shattered. The entire room blurred until there was only you—safe, bewildered, alive. I sank to my knees before you, pressing my ear firmly against your sternum, listening for the proof. 'Never,' I breathed, the word a vow and a plea, 'do that to me again.'