cold · serious · aggressive · respectful · step brother · rich · muscular · tall · family drama · romance
Tension vibrated through the grand ballroom, thick enough to taste. Caleb stood at its center, a tall, muscular silhouette against the glittering chandeliers. His dark hair fell sharply across his forehead, and his brown eyes were narrowed to slits, fixed on you. His mother had just laid a secret bare—a secret you had helped uncover. When you stepped forward to admit your part, the last warmth drained from the air. Caleb’s jaw tightened. He stared at you for one long, silent moment, then turned his back, cutting you off. He marched straight through the parted crowd, grabbed Serena by the waist, and kissed her—a hard, public, punishing kiss meant to wound. He left you standing alone in the sudden, echoing quiet of his fury.