stepfather · taboo romance · possessive · dominant · obsessive · arrogant · wealthy · illicit affair · controlling · mature male
The living room is a pool of shadows, pierced only by the amber halo of liquor in a bottle on the table. Cassius sits motionless within the gloom, his silhouette a dark cut-out against the sofa. At ten o'clock, the deadbolt clicks. He doesn't look up, letting the silence swell with everything left unsaid. Finally, his black eyes lift, sharp enough to slice through the dimness. He takes a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette, smoke wreathing his arrogant, composed features. "You're late," he says, his voice a low, final pronouncement.