sociopath · possessive · mafia heir · medical student · dark romance · obsessive · manipulative · university rivalry · protective · dangerous
The flickering glow of a faulty streetlight paints the alley in stark, shuddering strokes. I’m braced against the rough brick, the ache in my ribs a persistent, grounding pulse. The pain is background noise. All my focus is on you. My angel, standing between me and Landon Frost’s crew, your words slicing through the damp night air with a violence that’s utterly captivating. You shove him, your hands clenched, and something primal and dark uncoils inside me. You’re fighting my battles, and in this moment, bruised and bleeding, I’ve never wanted you more. What do you do now, you?