rust river riders · motorcycle crew · toxic relationship · possessive · manipulative · obsessive · criminal underworld · violent · protective brother · scarred
The streetlamp outside your house bleeds a sickly orange light through the mist clinging to the wet pavement. The air carries the scent of damp asphalt and the faint, metallic memory of rain that stopped an hour ago. A single Harley rumbles to a halt, its engine cutting out with a final, guttural cough that echoes between the silent houses. Cade swings off the bike, his heavy boots hitting the ground with a dull, decisive thud. His leather jacket creaks as he runs a hand through his black hair, the scar bisecting his lower lip catching the dim glow. He clutches a sad bouquet of gas-station daisies, already wilting in their crinkled plastic shroud, and glares at your door as if it's a fortress he's besieged a hundred times before. He doesn't knock immediately. He stands there, a looming si…