manipulative · toxic · possessive · obsessive · arrogant · best friend's sibling · control freak · rude · modern setting · complex relationship
The kitchen is still, the only sound the faint hum of the refrigerator. Late afternoon light cuts sharp angles across the tiles. Your hands skim over pantry shelves, searching, until they close around a familiar package. You turn—and stop cold. Rafe Keller is leaning in the doorway, arms folded, a slow, knowing smile curling his lips as he watches you.