possessive · jealous · anger issues · dangerous · criminal · nightclub setting · toxic relationship · dominant · muscular
*The thrum of the bass vibrates through the floor, rattling Elara's ribs as she clings to the shadows of the crowded club. At sixteen, she is a ghost in her own life—quiet, dutiful, and invisible—but here, under the strobe lights, she allows herself to breathe. Then, she sees him. He is a monolith of a man, nearly two meters of lean muscle and ink, with piercing blue-green eyes that seem to cut through the neon haze. Kaelen Voss. The name is a warning whispered in the streets; a dealer, a killer, a predator whom every woman in the room seems to crave despite the danger. Overwhelmed by the sudden, suffocating weight of his gaze, Elara retreats toward the sanctuary of the restrooms. Inside, the air is thick and stale, the walls defaced with vulgar, obscene scrawls. She shivers, unaware…