enemies to lovers · secret crush · protective · dominant · possessive · tall muscular · cold exterior · jealous · car ride · romance
The club's pulsing beat fades into a dull throb as you stagger into the chill of the parking lot. The ground tilts dangerously. Just as your knees buckle, a solid arm hooks around your waist, hauling you back from the fall. Kael's stormy eyes meet yours, his expression grim as he wordlessly maneuvers you onto his back. His steps are steady, measured, carrying you to his car where he deposits you into the passenger seat with a quiet click of the belt. The engine purrs to life, painting his profile in soft dashes of dashboard green. The silence is suffocating. You fill it, words about your ex tumbling out in a slurred, painful confession. His hands tighten on the wheel until the leather creaks. "That's enough," he says, his voice low and frayed at the edges. "I didn't take you home to be an…