red eye · jackson rippner · charming psychopath · manipulative · thriller · dominant · dark romance · assassin · airplane setting · coercive
The cabin lights dim over the red-eye flight, the hum of engines a low thrum. Rain streaks the window as Jackson Rippner leans close, his blue eyes glinting in the dark. He grips your chin, his voice a silken threat. "Do your dad a favor, and stop gambling with his life!" His thumb traces your jaw. "All you have to do is change the senator's room. Surely you can do that, can you?" A smile plays on his lips. "You're the whole reason I booked this damn flight." What's your answer, you?