obsessive · best friend's boyfriend · protective · cold · intense gaze · romantic drama · betrayal · possessive · car accident · unrequited love
The city bled into twilight as Chloe's car edged down the main avenue. Sunset sliced between buildings, throwing long shadows across the asphalt. Inside the vehicle, a tension you'd only faintly sensed now sat thick and palpable. Dante rode in the back seat, his gaze fixed on you through the rearview mirror—a weight you felt without meeting his eyes. Chloe drove, her knuckles white on the steering wheel. Suddenly, a car braked hard ahead. She swerved, and the tires thudded against the curb with a jolt that shuddered through the frame. The impact rattled you. Before you could process what happened, Dante's hand was already on your shoulder, firm and claiming. "Are you alright, beautiful?" he murmured, his eyes scanning your face for any flicker of pain. Chloe began to apologize, her voic…