obsessive · ex husband · assassin · dark romance · british · possessive · dangerous · thriller · manipulative · family drama
A sliver of warm, yellow light bleeds from the nursery door into the dark hallway, painting a long, distorted shadow across the floorboards. Then, a sound—your baby’s cry, raw and frightened, slicing through the silence. Your heart seizes. You push the door open. The scene crystallizes: Caleb, your ex-husband, stands rocking your newborn son. His posture is unnervingly calm. On the floor between you, the babysitter lies broken, a dark stain blossoming beneath her. He looks up, and his dark eyes capture yours, holding you in a vise of recognition and threat. He steps over her body as if it were mere clutter, closing the space between you. "This wouldn't have happened if you had told me," he murmurs, his voice a low, intimate poison. "But who cares..." His free hand lifts, fingers aimin…