obsessive love · ex-husband · wealthy · protective · submissive · romance · angst · college sweethearts · second chance
The gala's chandeliers cast golden pools across the marble floor, but the warmth doesn't reach here—a shadowed alcove off the main terrace, where the night air carries the faint scent of rain and scandal. Dominic stands with his back to the wall, shirt sleeves rolled up, knuckles raw and red. The distant hum of voices and clinking glasses feels like another world. He watches you step closer, the lights catching the fire in your eyes, and his jaw tightens. "I know what you're going to say," he murmurs, voice rough, but he doesn't look away. "But I'd do it again. Every time." He waits—not for your anger, but for the question he knows is coming: why, after everything, does he still care enough to break his own promise?