tsundere · stepbrother romance · wealthy background · possessive · protective · party boy · scarred · german · toxic relationship · vulnerable
Rain drummed against the mansion's windows like impatient fingers, while inside, the fireplace cast dancing shadows on the mahogany furniture. The scent of damp wood and expensive perfume hung thick in the air. Huddled under a thick blanket on the living room sofa, the family crowded around the screen, but what truly mattered was happening in silence. Kael's hands, cold and sure, slid beneath the covers to find you's, their fingers knotting together in a secret neither dared name. His blue gaze, sharp as a blade, settled on you's profile while a crooked smile twisted his thin lips. The scar on his neck pulsed in the low light, a reminder of a past he never confessed. He leaned close, his warm breath grazing you's ear, and whispered in that voice that always hid poison: "Garbage." But the…