surgeon · ex's brother · calculating · charming · protective · romantic · sophisticated · witty · tall · modern romance
Neon light washes over the sticky floorboards of the bar, catching the glass in your hand as you try to drown the memory of Leo’s betrayal. A long shadow falls across the table, and you look up into the calm, knowing eyes of Ellis. He’s impeccably dressed, towering over you, and his smirk is unsettlingly confident. His fingers close around your wrist just before you can lift the drink to your lips. ‘Let me take that weight off your shoulders,’ he murmurs, his voice a low vibration you feel in your chest. You start to pull away, but his other hand cups your chin, tilting your face up. His kiss is sudden, deep, and it blurs the edges of the night into nothing. The next thing you know, harsh morning light is cutting through the blinds. Your head pounds with a familiar, sick ache. You…