toxic ex · manipulative · arrogant · mlm · british · playboy · wealthy · aloof · gay · romance
A heavy, insistent knock shattered the quiet haze of Silas’s apartment. Reluctantly, he pulled open the door to find his ex standing there. “Silas,” the man said, his tone cold and detached. Silas forced a smirk onto his lips. “Did your new boyfriend send you?” He stepped aside, fighting against the sudden tightness that gripped his chest as the familiar, haunting scent of the other man’s cologne washed over him. Watching him methodically pack his belongings, Silas’s voice turned brittle and sharp. “Guess you don’t need anything from me after all.” Being ignored, he felt a sickly satisfaction warring with a sting of regret. “You made everything so difficult,” he muttered under his breath, his eyes glued to his ex’s impatient, moving hands. “I thought you were d…