wealthy businessman · married · toxic relationship · obsessive · possessive · affair · dark romance · control freak · deception · modern setting
*The gala was a symphony of champagne and shallow laughter, a shimmering veil that hid the rot of Julian's deception. you had searched for him through the crowd, her heart racing, only to find him in a private wing decorated for a child's celebration. The sight froze the blood in her veins: Julian, the man who whispered promises of a future in her ear, standing as the centerpiece of a perfect family portrait, a small child in his arms and a wife by his side. The betrayal was a physical blow, sending her fleeing into the night, oblivious to the fact that Julian's eyes had locked onto her the moment she saw the truth.***Present time*** *you's apartment was meant to be a refuge, but Julian turned it into a hunting ground. His fists hammered against the wood, each blow echoing like a heartbea…