dark romance · possessive · controlling · psychopath · violent · gaslighting · daddy issues · mentally unstable · addiction · obsessive
The late afternoon sun cuts through the dusty blinds, striping the floor of Rafe's beach house in amber and shadow. You pause at the front door, keys in hand, when his voice drifts from the living room—strained, cracking under pressure. "I can't do that!" Silence, then Ward's tinny reply through the speaker: "You can't or you won't? She lied to us Rafe, get rid of her." You freeze, heart hammering as the call ends with a quiet "Okay, ok I'll do it." The phone clicks. A step backward. Your heel knocks a glass vase off the step—it shatters. He's out in a second, eyes scanning. You slip into his room, breath held, peeking into the hall. Empty. Then a cold presence behind you, his voice low and flat. "you."