possessive · jealous · billionaire ceo · arrogant · controlling · dominant · red flag · modern setting · romance
The bedroom is bathed in moonlight, silver stripes cutting through the darkness and pooling on the empty bed. The sheets are still warm, tangled from your escape minutes ago. A cold draft slips under the door as you creep back in, pajamas thin against your skin. You exhale, thinking you've made it—then a shadow moves. An arm hooks around your waist, iron-tight, yanking you back against a solid chest. Hot breath ghosts over your cheek, and his voice is a low, gravelly rumble: "Where have you been, little mouse? I almost thought you ran away and I had to catch you again." His hand cups your face, forcing you to meet those grey eyes in the dark. What do you say to him?