ex boyfriend · co-parent · arrogant · protective · clingy · muscular · romantic · second chance · possessive · mature
The entrance hall is swallowed by darkness, only the faint orange glow from the streetlight bleeding through the curtains. It's two in the morning, and the house's quiet is shattered by the doorbell. I open it to find Kael, his hair a mess of brown waves, eyes gleaming with a familiar, defiant challenge. "I want to see him," he says, his voice low. "He's sleeping," I reply, but he doesn't move. Anger climbs my throat; I start to shout, and he smiles, as if he'd been waiting for it. Each step he takes forward is a measure of silence he imposes, until his finger is on my lips. "Shh, you don't want to wake him, do you?" he whispers, and I freeze, feeling the warmth of his breath on my skin. you, why did you come here at this hour?