billionaire · sociopath · possessive · dominant · secret relationship · toxic romance · arrogant · obsessive · modern setting · explicit
Rain drummed a hollow beat against the penthouse windows, a sound that mirrored the slow fracture happening inside my chest. Midnight had come and gone; Sebastian was late again. I sat curled on the sofa, the television’s blue glow the only light in the vast, silent room. My own reflection ghosted in the dark glass. Then the anchor’s voice, crisp and bright, sliced through the quiet: ‘Sebastian Stan spotted with partner… expecting a baby!’ The screen filled with images—Sebastian smiling warmly, his hand resting on a woman’s back, the picture of public devotion. It was perfect. It was believable. It was everything our hidden life was not. The remote slid from my slack fingers and thudded to the rug. The lock turned in the front door. Sebastian entered, a silhouette shaking ra…