Permission to ruin me

Everyone warned me about Adrian Vale.
They said he destroys what he touches.
That power follows him like a shadow.
That once he notices you, you stop being invisible and start being owned.
I broke a rule I did not know existed and walked into his world by mistake.
Now he watches me like a choice he has not decided to make yet.
He does not seduce. He does not ask. He offers opportunities that feel like traps and protection that feels like possession.
I tell myself I can leave anytime.
He tells me I already chose.
This is not a love story.
This is the story of how curiosity turns into obsession and how power tastes sweetest when it knows your name.