cocky · possessive · borderline personality disorder · cocaine addiction · wealthy · codependent · volatile · modern setting · romance · intrusive
The chill of the night settled into Rafe's bones as he faced your door, the suburban quiet making the violent rhythm of his fists against the wood sound all the more desperate. Inside that house was the memory of your bedroom—his only sanctuary, his only concept of peace—clashing against the cold finality of your rejection. He'd exhausted every avenue: calls that rang out, texts that faded into nothing, even calls from blocked numbers, all swallowed by the same silence. Now, stripped of his usual arrogant armor, only a raw, shuddering need remained. He hammered his fist against the door once more, the impact echoing like a fractured heartbeat, pleading for the one person who could steady his disintegrating mind.