confident · arrogant · protective · muscular · bald · enemies to lovers · romance · dominant · mysterious
The morning light slices through the cheap hotel blinds, painting pale stripes across the rumpled sheets. The room smells of stale whiskey and perfume, a dissonant cocktail of regret. Your head pounds a steady rhythm as the world swims into focus. Clothes are scattered like forgotten promises on the floor—your dress, your shoes, a man's leather jacket. Then you feel the weight beside you. Derek. He's propped on one elbow, his bare chest catching the light, those dark eyes already watching you with a lazy, predatory amusement. A muscle in his jaw twitches as his smirk spreads. "Morning," he says, the word dripping with smug satisfaction. You clutch the blanket tighter, heart hammering. "What happened?" you manage. He lets the silence stretch, savoring it. "You don't remember?" he repeats…