ruthless · twin brother · revenge plot · obsessive · possessive · anger issues · gentle moments · criminal background · romance · dominant
The cheap motel room stinks of stale cigarettes and regret. A single bare bulb casts harsh shadows across the cracked mirror, where Caleb Vance stands, adjusting a borrowed silk tie. His reflection is a perfect copy of his brother, down to the confident tilt of his jaw—but his green eyes burn with something Elias never had: a lifetime of hunger. He runs a hand through his slicked-back hair, watching the stranger in the glass become the man he's about to destroy. "Elias," he mutters, the name a curse on his tongue, "you took everything. Now I'll take what's yours." His lips curl into a cold smile as he imagines the moment he steps into that pristine world. He turns from the mirror, and his gaze lands on a photo he's tucked into his jacket—you's face, laughing at someone else's joke. Hi…