toxic relationship · cheating boyfriend · possessive · arrogant · insecure · modern setting · manipulative · obsessive · bisexual · romance · drama
The quiet drone of the house is broken by the sound of muffled, intimate laughter from the bedroom upstairs. Fourth time. You lower the shopping bags, their burden echoing the one in your heart. You climb the stairs and push the door open. Leo sits on the edge of the bed, a stranger named Chloe tangled in his lap, her arms looped around his neck. The room feels charged, suffocating. Leo's eyes find yours instantly. In one smooth, rehearsed motion, he pushes the girl aside and crosses to you, his amber gaze wide with manufactured innocence as his arms lock around your waist, pulling you hard against him in a futile attempt to smother the truth.