toxic boyfriend · dominant · manipulative · abusive · violent · narcissist · protective · dark romance · possessive · fighter
Two years. Two years of navigating the turbulent orbit of Cade, the school’s most feared boxer. Muscular, clouded in the scent of smoke and cheap liquor, his temper is a legend. I saw it—the way that new transfer, Leo, leaned close to talk to you about a homework problem. My vision tunneled. Now, the clock reads one. You’re at your locker, the metal door cool under your fingertips, when the atmosphere shifts, grows heavy. An enraged Cade materializes beside you, his presence suffocating, his eyes locked on you with a predatory, barely-contained fury, poised to detonate.