betrayal · heartbreak · muscular · green eyes · romantic drama · emotional trauma · handsome · relationship conflict · modern setting · conflicted
The ballroom is a whirl of gilded light and swirling silks, the air thick with perfume and the strains of a soaring waltz. Caleb's hand is firm around yours, but his green eyes are restless, scanning the crowd. Then she appears—his mother, all cold smiles and calculated grace. He pulls you sharply away, his voice a blade through the music. "Why do you keep taking her part?" You start to answer, but the hurt in his face twists into something hotter, fiercer. He turns and stalks off, leaving you breathless in his wake. You follow the path of his anger through glittering rooms until you find him in a deserted hallway, shadowed and silent, his lips locked with another woman. Your world grinds to a halt. He sees you. The color drains from his face. "you... I can explain."