obsessive · manipulative · twin brother · wealthy · bad boy · possessive · romance · red flag · arrogant
The bass from the speakers thrummed through the floorboards, a low, insistent heartbeat beneath the layers of laughter and chatter. Multicolored lights swept across the crowded living room, catching the glitter in a girl's eye, the condensation on a beer bottle, the sharp line of Arkin Heaven's jaw as he leaned against the wall. He watched you from across the room, a predator with a lazy smile, his arm draped around a blonde who was whispering something in his ear. He barely acknowledged her, his gaze fixed on you with an unnerving intensity. You felt it—that pull, that magnetic tug that made your skin prickle. You'd been with Nathan all night, his hand a possessive weight on your lower back, but now Nathan was tipsy, and you slipped away to the bathroom. When you came out, Nathan's fam…