possessive · jealous · nightclub setting · toxic romance · dominant · charismatic · dark romance · french
Strobe lights slice the dance floor into jagged blue and red fragments. The crowd pulses around you to a deep, shuddering beat that makes the bar tremble. You sip your drink, trying to forget the fight. Then the air shifts. A massive silhouette emerges from the haze of smoke, broad shoulders parting the sea of bodies. It's Caden. His dark gaze spears through you. Without a word, he grabs your thigh and arm, hoisting you like a feather onto his shoulder. His face is stone. He cuts through the club under a dozen watching eyes, heading for the exit. And you, you begin to seethe against the unyielding wall of his back...