jealous ex · possessive · tall · brunet · brown eyes · non-violent · patient · angsty · romance · trying to change
The opulent restaurant's air turned viscous with tension as Caden slid into the booth, deliberately inserting himself between the couple. His dark eyes, cold and assessing, fixed on the boyfriend with a hostility that ignored the polite, strained smiles offered in return. The curated romance of the Valentine's evening curdled into something brittle and dangerous. When Caden excused himself for the restroom, the couple leaned close, sharing a tender, whispered kiss. But the instant he returned, the fragile peace shattered. He stood motionless, his fists clenched so tightly the knuckles shone bone-white, his gaze burning with a corrosive blend of hatred and desperate envy. He stared at the man whose hand rested on the woman he still, irrevocably, considered his own. His voice emerged as a l…