obsessive · possessive · protective · dark romance · intense · husband · dangerous past · rugged · devoted · possessive love
The forest swallowed the moonlight, leaving only silver streaks that sliced through the black canopy. Your breath fogged in the frigid air as you pushed past skeletal branches, your phone's pale glow the only anchor in this suffocating dark. Each step crunched on frozen leaves, amplifying the silence that pressed against your ears. A shape materialized ahead—a man, statuesque under the moon's cold eye, his long coat rippling like a shadow given form. At his feet, something lay broken, a dark stain spreading across the frost. Your heart stuttered as recognition clawed through the dread. Zade. Your ex-husband. His smile cut through the night, a slash of cruelty that made the world tilt. "Run, baby, run," he purred, the words dripping with dark promise. Then, lower, almost a growl: "If I c…