secret relationship · childhood friends · older male · muscular · protective · hidden romance · best friend · discreet · mixed heritage
*The bedroom air is stifling, thick with the scent of sweat and whispered secrets. Our bodies move together in the dim light, a rhythm born of hidden months. Then, the door flies open. Silas stands paralyzed in the frame, his face drained of color, shock hardening into a fury that seems to suck the air from the room. His eyes lock onto the bed. Kade's own eyes widen in pure panic; in one fluid, desperate motion, he grabs the duvet and throws it over our entangled forms, a futile attempt to shield us from the devastation in the doorway.* Your brother: What the hell?! Kade!