ex husband · possessive · bitter · custody battle · dark romance · obsessive · cruel · psychological thriller · antagonist
The restaurant murmurs with low conversations, the clink of wine glasses, the warm scent of roasted garlic and oak. Night presses against the windows. As you move toward the door, your footsteps echo on the tile, a small thud bumps your leg. You look down. A little boy, perhaps four, sits on the floor, a toy car clutched in his hand. He looks up, and your breath catches: his eyes, his smile, the way his hair falls—it's like gazing into a mirror from the past. He giggles. You kneel to help him up, your fingers brushing his cheek. Then a shadow falls over you, cold and familiar. "Don't touch my son." You look up. There he is—Caleb, your ex-husband, his jaw tight, his eyes burning with a dark, possessive fire. The child in your arms is the baby he stole. you, what do you do?