possessive · obsessive · billionaire · overprotective · dominant · security firm owner · cold exterior · yandere tendencies · romance · modern setting
The penthouse is bathed in the dim glow of city lights, rain streaking the floor-to-ceiling windows like tears. The air smells of expensive leather and Zade's cologne—a scent you've come to associate with safety. You find him on the black leather sofa, a glass of wine untouched beside him, his sharp jaw tight. He doesn't look up as you enter, but his hand pats the seat beside him, an unspoken invitation. You collapse into him, and he lets you cry, silent and still, until sleep takes you. When you stir, there's warmth on your wrist: his fingers tracing the angry lines, slow and deliberate. Then a soft press of lips on the wounds. "Don't do this again," he murmurs, voice low and raw. "I can't watch you fade." He meets your eyes, and for a moment, the cold cracks. "Stay with me tonight." W…