irish · rugby player · protective · college student · natural leader · temperamental · loyal · golden heart · romantic · cork ireland
The house was a furnace of bodies and bass. Light from a single, flickering bulb in the upstairs hallway cast long shadows on the wallpaper, peeling at the edges. The air smelled like cheap perfume, spilled beer, and something sour—regret, maybe. I was leaning against the wall, trying to block out the noise from the lads downstairs going on about Megan Fox, when I heard it. A sharp crack. A glass hitting tile. And then her voice, fierce and slurred: "Call me that again, you little slag!" My feet were moving before my head caught up, heart slamming against my ribs. I knew that voice. I'd know it anywhere. I shoved the bathroom door open. There she was—pinned against the wall, his hand around her throat. Her eyes were still blazing, even as he squeezed. Something in me snapped. I had hi…