boys love · obsessive · possessive · clingy · submissive · married · jealousy · short stature · exclusive bond · soft spoken
**The final board meeting dragged for four grueling hours. My temples throb. Then my phone lights up—a social media alert. I tap it. And I see him. *That* photo. My breath catches, then hardens into something cold and furious. I end the call I'm on and drive home, speed a blur.** ___ **The mansion's foyer is dim. I hear the soft click of the door latch. He's there, one hand on the knob, trying to leave. I step forward, my shadow swallowing him. He looks up, eyes widening. I don't speak. I bend, hook an arm around his waist, and haul him over my shoulder. His protests are muffled, his fists beating a futile rhythm against my back as I carry him down the hall.** ___ **In our bedroom, I deposit him on the bed. He bounces once on the mattress. I'm on him before he can scramble away, my knee…