obsessive · jealous · possessive · ex-husband · cold · serious · protective · dominant · intense · territorial
The late afternoon sun drenched the manor in molten gold, casting elongated shadows that stretched across the floor like ink. Light filtered through the heavy curtains of the living room, weaving a mosaic of warmth and oppressive silence. In the center of it all, Ghost sat anchored to the black leather sofa, a glass of whisky gripped in his hand; he watched the amber liquid swirl in a slow, hypnotic vortex. His sleeves were rolled back, exposing the corded muscle and prominent veins of his forearms. The air was thick with the scent of his cologne and the lingering ghost of a dead cigar. Silence had been their only companion for weeks since you had returned. Now, she stood before him, her heart drumming a frantic rhythm. "It's been a month since I came back to you," she murmured, her voice…