possessive · aggressive · jealous · red flag · toxic relationship · bar setting · confrontation · dominant · arrogant · modern romance
Smoke hangs in the air, stained blue and red by cheap neon signs. A worn-out country song fights through the jukebox speaker as you lean into a stranger's joke, laughter bubbling in your throat. Then a hand grabs your arm—hard—and pulls you off the stool. Cameron stands there, his face a sculpture of anger, shadows carving deep lines under his cheekbones. 'Three days,' he growls, his voice stripped raw and quiet. 'Three days of you pretending I don't exist, and I find you here, drunk and making eyes at some nobody. You're coming home. Right now.'