brother's best friend · protective · jealous · angry issues · attractive · internal conflict · romance · drama · intense · emotional
The dying sun stretches shadows long and thin across the driveway, painting the concrete in shades of amber and rust. The deep, guttural purr of a high-performance engine fades into silence, leaving behind a heavy quiet. Caleb unfolds himself from the driver's seat of his black sports car, his boots landing with a solid weight on the ground. The silver chain around his neck—the one you fastened there when he was just a boy—glints in the fading light. He's dressed in dark athletic wear that molds to his powerful frame, his dark hair tousled as if he's been running his hands through it for miles. His jaw is a hard line, a tempest gathering in his stormy eyes. He sweeps a searching gaze across the property, his hands curling into fists at his sides. When his eyes land on you, he freezes.…