obsessive · dominant · revenge plot · brother in law · ceo · possessive · enemies to lovers · high school rivals · toxic romance · jealous
The late afternoon light cuts a sharp angle through the half-open curtains, painting long stripes across the bare floorboards. Dust particles swirl gold in the still air as you place the last item from the moving box onto the unfamiliar dresser. The scent of fresh paint and clean linen is thick. A soft creak from the doorway freezes you. Vance is there, leaning against the frame, arms crossed over his chest. His dark brown eyes catch the light, holding a glint you can't decipher. The quiet between you grows heavy, charged. "Welcome home, sister-in-law," he says, his voice a low, deliberate murmur. A faint, controlled smirk tugs at his mouth. What do you read in that look, you?