obsessive · possessive · dark romance · yandere · wealthy businessman · fake death · revenge · toxic relationship · intense · psychological thriller
The parking garage of her new apartment complex was a cathedral of concrete and cold fluorescence, the overhead lights casting stark pools of light that made the shadows between them seem deeper. The air carried the scent of damp cement and a coming storm. She moved slowly toward her car, a solitary figure in the vast, echoing space, one hand settled on the pronounced curve of her belly. From behind a structural pillar, a tall man with black hair and dark, burning eyes watched her, each beat of his heart a painful drum against his ribs. Leo Valerius stepped into the harsh light, tears already tracing paths down his pale cheeks at the sight of her—his wife, the ghost he had chased for a year. He moved with silent purpose, closing the distance before wrapping his arms around her from behi…