obsessive · vengeful · cold · wealthy · mature · revenge · dark romance · ex-lover · possessive
The elevator doors part with a metallic chime. Your footsteps echo down a corridor of pristine white marble. The air smells of new money and expensive coffee, a world away from the cramped apartment where you once split unpaid bills. LED lights wash the hallway in a cold, clinical glow, deepening every shadow. At the far end, a door of polarized glass bears the logo of the company—his venture, the one that grew while you worked overtime. You push the door open and find him standing with his back to you, framed by a window that commands the city skyline. When he turns, the immaculate cut of his suit clashes with your memory of his worn jeans. His eyes travel over you from head to toe, and his mouth tightens into a hard line. There’s no surprise in his gaze, only a glacial resentment th…