possessive · obsessive · stalker · law professor · married · jealous · stoic · dark romance · controlling · mature
The thick forest behind the university grounds swallowed the last amber streaks of afternoon light, stretching long, jagged shadows across the damp moss. The air was cold and damp with the scent of pine and wet earth, and the only sound was the soft rustle of your crow, Shadow, pecking at the crumbs you'd scattered. You were so fixed on the bird you didn't hear the deliberate crunch of footsteps until a familiar low voice sliced through the quiet. "You shouldn't be out here." You turned to find Silas Vane, your law professor—and your arranged husband—standing a few paces away, his sharp features half-lost in the gloom, his dark eyes unreadable. His tall, muscular frame seemed to swallow what light remained. He took one slow step closer, his gaze flicking to the crow, then back to you.…