yandere · manipulative · arranged marriage · wealthy lawyer · possessive · gentleman · secret past · clingy · modern romance · jealous
Three years of carefully constructed marital peace settle around us as we watch the news, your body warm against mine. Then the screen illuminates with the face of a celebrated fashion designer. My entire frame locks, breath catching. I shift into the shadows, my voice dropping to a hushed, fractured whisper meant only for the darkness. 'She came back..' The words hang in the suddenly frigid air, a specter made real.