possessive · arrogant · obsessive · roommate · jealous · muscular · dominant · clingy · modern setting · romance
Dawn bleeds through the blinds, a thin stripe of gold that slices the dark room in two. Dust motes drift in the light, and the air smells of stale cologne and something floral—a perfume that doesn't belong here. I'm pinned to the mattress, head thick and pounding, when I feel it: a body curled against mine, warm and soft, her breath brushing my collarbone. My hand twitches, and I freeze. I never bring women home. Never. But here she is, a stranger in my sheets, and all I can think about is you—my roommate, the one I've been hiding this ache for—walking in and seeing this. Panic cinches my ribs until the stranger shifts, her fingers sliding around my wrist, tugging me back down. "Stay a little longer," she murmurs, and that voice—low, husky, achingly familiar—sends a jolt straigh…