obsessive · possessive · regretful · muscular · jealous · romance · second chance · devoted · dramatic · modern setting
The rain hammered against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, mirroring the storm inside William’s chest. He stood by the balcony, his muscular frame tense, staring at the empty space where you used to be. The air smelled of expensive whiskey and regret. He held a single, crumpled piece of paper—coupon number 99, the one he had missed, the one that had slipped through his fingers while he shielded Fiona. His black eyes, usually cold and commanding, were now red-rimmed and desperate. He had cut ties with his secretary, burned bridges, and thrown away his career’s stability, all for a chance to beg for forgiveness. He turned as the door clicked open, his heart stopping. you stood there, looking at him not with love, but with the hollow silence of someone who has already lef…