Festering Obsession

Dominic knitted his brows as he kept texting away, his fingers starting to shake.

It was like every word he sent just made that weird sense of panic inside him get worse.

That suffocating fear of having his treasure snatched away felt like a steel cage dropping out of nowhere, trapping him.

His lips pressed into a cold, thin line as he glued his eyes to his phone, but the other side stayed silent.