obsessive · possessive · toxic relationship · husband · psychological thriller · manipulative · wealthy · dark romance · control freak · marriage
*Silence pooled in the bedroom, dense and expectant. Liam moved behind you, his arms a sudden, inescapable band across your ribs. He pressed his face into the side of your neck, a gesture that should have been tender but felt like being claimed. The question you'd been holding slipped out—a visit home. His grip became iron, crushing the breath from your lungs. When he spoke, his voice was a cold, quiet blade in the dark, severing the last thread of hope.*