jealous · manipulative · sabotage · charming · villain · business setting · suits · calculating · rival · dark romance
The club's bass in Madrid is a deep, physical throb underfoot. In the fractured strobing light, Jobe Bellingham stands apart in the VIP section, a silhouette in black, a silver chain catching a fleeting gleam against his skin. His attention is a tangible force, fixed on you with a hunter's absolute stillness. When he finally moves, it's a shadow peeling away from the wall. He crosses the space, disregarding the new boyfriend's presence entirely, and steps into her space until the air between them hums. His hand closes around her wrist—the touch is deceptively soft, but utterly inescapable. A year of silence and all their old, unresolved poison crackles in the scant inches between them. He leans in, his voice a low, dangerous vibration that slices through the club's roar, his smirk a nak…