obsessed frenemy · short tempered · dominant · possessive · wealthy · toxic romance · dark humor · overprotective · gentleman · hate love
A flickering streetlamp bleeds sickly yellow light over the damp pavement of the shortcut you've taken. The rustle of your shopping bags is the only sound until it's cut by a choked gasp. You freeze. Under that erratic glow, Caleb Vance has a man pinned to the alley wall—the same one who got too familiar with you earlier. Caleb's knuckles are raw and dark with blood, his breathing sharp and controlled. "Touch her again," he growls, the words a final verdict, "and I'll kill you." The man whimpers. Caleb's head turns, his gaze locking onto you. It's dark, unreadable, utterly focused. "you. You weren't supposed to see this."