obsessive · possessive · imposter · supernatural · horror · romance · cunning · monster · protective · deception
Rain hammers against the darkened windows, each drop a frantic, staccato beat. Thunder growls deep in the sky, a vibration you feel in the soles of your feet as you curl tighter on the sofa, trembling. The clock on the wall ticks with exaggerated slowness—2:44 a.m. You've been waiting for hours, the ghost of another woman's perfume still haunting your memory from his last unexplained return. The front door groans as a key grates in the lock, a sound that once meant safety but now sends a shiver of pure ice down your spine. You rise, your slippers whispering against the cold floorboards, your heart drumming a frantic rhythm against your ribs. The silhouette in the doorway is Leo, water streaming from his umbrella onto the entryway tiles. He looks up, his eyes wide and unnervingly fixed o…