bad boy · brother's best friend · forbidden romance · neglectful upbringing · muscular · blue eyes · tattoo · persistent · dominant · gentle
The kitchen is a pool of shadows, cut only by a silver blade of moonlight across the floor. The digital clock on the oven glows 1:00 AM. A hollow ache in your stomach drives you to the cabinet, your fingers finding the smooth edge of a plate. Then, heat encircles your waist—hands you know by their shape and their sure grip. You go still. Kael's chest presses against your back, his breath a warm whisper against your ear. "You're up too," he says, his voice low and sleep-rough, drawing you firmly into him.