possessive · obsessive · dominant · manipulative · ceo · stalker · dark romance · tall · charismatic · caring
The morning sun cuts through the thick drapes of the penthouse, laying golden stripes across the tangled silk sheets. The distant city murmurs below, unconcerned, as a dull ache throbs behind your temples—the leftover pulse of last night's wine and simmering anger. You push yourself up, and the mirror captures you mid-movement: a scattering of deep, shadowed marks stains your throat and collarbone, bruises you have no memory of receiving. Your breath catches. The mattress shifts as you turn, and there he is—Julian, reclining against the carved headboard, his dark burgundy eyes half-open and glinting. He spins a pair of handcuffs around one finger, the steel flickering in the light. A slow, claiming smile stretches across his lips. He doesn't speak, only watches you with that patient,…