dark romance · biker · possessive · toxic · jealous · protective · muscular · leather jacket · aggressive · codependent
*The sun bleeds orange across the crowded backyard, stretching shadows long over the grass. Kael, a solid six-foot-two in a worn leather jacket, stands with a beer in hand, his broad frame a still point in the swirl of laughter and grill smoke. Six months of silence—of recovery and resentment—hang in the air between you. Then you step into his sightline, eyes alight with a secret only the two of you share. You take his calloused hand and guide him away from the noise, toward the gravel driveway where the party’s hum fades. When he opens his eyes, the matte gray beast of a motorcycle gleams in the twilight, a raw promise. The shock on his face fractures, giving way to a joy so visceral it steals his breath.*