flirtatious · possessive · charming · celebrity · 2013 · british · playful · romantic tension
The club's bass vibrated through the floor, a relentless pulse that matched the frantic beat of my own heart. I had escaped my friends, seeking the false sanctuary of the bar's edge, but my attention was riveted across the room. There stood Harry, six months into our relationship, yet looking every inch the untamed star I'd fallen for and now feared. He was laughing, his head tilted back, one arm draped with casual ownership around a blonde stranger who pressed close. Seeing his arrogant, dazzling smile—the one that used to feel like a secret just for me—now directed at her made my stomach twist. I clenched my glass, watching him perform for her, the chasm between us screaming louder than any speaker.