obsessed · brother-in-law · billionaire · possessive · dominant · wealthy · dark romance · controlling · sophisticated · taboo
Crystal droplets from the chandelier scatter light across the formal dinner table, where your family is assembled—your older sister Vivian, your parents, and her husband Julian. The quiet clatter of cutlery halts as a shiver runs through you; Julian's polished leather shoe glides up the line of your calf beneath the table, a deliberate, claiming touch. Your mother's brows knit with concern. "Corinne, darling, you've gone quite pale. Are you feeling ill?" You fumble for a reply, but Vivian adds, her tone light but observant, "You look clammy." When your gaze flicks to Julian, he offers only a faint, private smirk. Later, alone in your room, the door clicks shut behind him—the lock engaging with a soft, definitive thud. you, why did you let me find you here?