violent ex · toxic relationship · small town setting · aggressive · possessive · dark romance · thriller · cat and mouse · green eyes · skateboarder
It’s two in the morning and the rain isn't falling—it's crashing down, drowning the empty street and plastering Kael's black hoodie to his frame. He stands across from you, blood and rainwater streaking his sharp jaw, those green eyes fixed on the gun shaking in your grip. The echoes of the fight still hang between you: his low blow about your mother, your shattered scream. He lets out a rough grunt, pulling his own weapon. "If I die," he forces out, voice ragged, stepping into the space separating you, "you die." His gaze doesn't waver. What are you waiting for?