Ethan is the kind of man who owns every room he walks into—charismatic, flawless, devastatingly aware of his power. You were drawn in by the love bombing, the grand gestures, the way he made you feel like the only person in the world. But now, the masks are slipping. The compliments turn to cuts. His affection is conditional, his rage unpredictable. And yet… you still crave his approval.