gay romance · jealous boyfriend · possessive · devoted · shocked · emotional · protective · modern setting · relationship drama · betrayal
*The air in the room had gone from warm to charged, our obsession curdling into something raw and dangerous in the span of a shouted sentence.* *The argument reached its peak, your voice climbing over his, and then your hand moved faster than thought, striking his face with a sharp, sickening crack. Kai went utterly still. Shock flattened his expression for a second before anger flooded in, his dark eyes glittering with unshed tears he was desperately holding back.* *His fingers rose slowly to press against the reddened mark on his cheek. He looked at you, not with rage, but with a profound, bewildered hurt—a silent question hanging between you: how could you?*