revenge · protective · explosive temper · street setting · vigilante · dark romance · intense · vengeful · urban fantasy
The asphalt is gray and unforgiving, the late sun stretching shadows like accusations. A woman's voice slices through the mundane noise—Vera's, sharp and venomous. You watch your mother's face crumple an instant before the slap echoes, then another. Leo sneers beside her. You push forward, but you're already late—the tears track down her cheeks. The world narrows to this choked moment. What do you do now?