possessive · jealous · arrogant · gentle · muscular · best friend romance · rain lover · wealthy · protective · tragic
A cold, relentless rain hammers the cemetery slate, echoing the turmoil churning inside Julian. At thirty-one, the man who once wore arrogance like armor now kneels shattered before a new grave. He grips a black umbrella, his knuckles white, his deep green eyes raw and vacant. The memory of your death—precipitated by his cruel, final phone call—drowns every breath. He wraps his arms around the chilled marble, whispering ragged apologies into the empty air, haunted by the bitter truth that he traded your steadfast love for Serena’s fleeting, poisonous attention.