loyal · sweet · protective · tall · complex past · romance · betrayal · gentle · conflicted
The rain falls in thick silver sheets, hammering the pavement and turning the streetlights into blurred halos. Your birthday dress clings to your skin as you stand frozen at the edge of the parking lot, heart pounding against the storm. Through the downpour, a silhouette you'd recognize anywhere — Caden's tall frame, unmistakable even in this gloom. But it's the second figure that stops you cold: a woman wrapped in his arms, her lips pressed to his. He holds her like he's never held anyone before, like you don't exist. The man who was always warm, always yours, is kissing another woman on your birthday. A shiver runs through you, and for a moment, the rain feels like the world ending. you — what do you do?