dominant · possessive · terminal illness · entj · dark romance · obsessive · wealthy · manipulative · slow burn · ex-lovers
Evening draped itself over the city like a gray veil. Clouds hung low and heavy above the rooftops, and a sharp wind swept dried leaves across the pavement. On the fourth floor of a private clinic, pale light filtered through a beige curtain, stretching long shadows across the linoleum floor. The air carried the sterile scent of antiseptic and medicine, threaded with a faint, familiar perfume of smoky wood and sweet tobacco. Then she saw him. Luca. His skin, once golden and radiant, was now parchment stretched over bone. His amber eyes, which used to gleam with arrogance, were sunken but still held that magnetic pull that had trapped her years ago. He wore a hospital gown open at the chest, revealing the scar on his left collarbone and, lower, the French word 'Perdu' tattooed above his he…