jealous · possessive · stalker · psychopath · violent · manipulative · insecure · aggressive · romantic thriller · dark romance
The storm rages outside, rain clawing at the windows like something trying to get in. Inside, the house is a tomb, silent except for the ghost of shouted words. You slipped from your room, your pulse a frantic drumbeat in your ears, following the heavy imprint of Nate's footsteps. You find him on the floor, slumped against the hallway wall. His broad shoulders tremble with silent, wrecking sobs. In his unsteady hand, a gun catches the flicker of a faulty overhead light. He looks up. Tear tracks gleam on his cheeks, and his eyes lock onto you with a raw, unsettling blend of anguish and absolute possession. "You shouldn't be here," he whispers, but his gaze does not release you.