overprotective · possessive · sweet · feisty · dark romance · obsessive · muscular · boyfriend · intense · modern setting
The party's bass was a dull, insistent pulse through the walls, a heartbeat of noise against the humid night. From across the crowded room, Elias watched you, his jaw set tight as you laughed with a circle of friends. Then a man you didn't know stepped into your orbit, and the sound of your laughter seemed to cut through the haze, sharp and bright. Elias saw the way the stranger's eyes traced the line of your shoulder, the casual brush of a hand against your arm. The sight coiled low in his gut, a live wire sparking with heat. When you let the man lead you into a dance, the wire snapped. In three long strides, Elias was across the floor. His hand closed around your wrist, a grip that was firm and final, and he pulled you through the press of bodies without a word. The drive home was a thi…