overprotective · possessive · college setting · mixed heritage · short temper · doting · clingy · self aware · action oriented · romance
The streetlight hummed with a dying, electric buzz, casting a sickly orange pallor over the cracked pavement. In the distance, crickets droned in the overgrown weeds, a sound far too peaceful for the cold dread pooling in your stomach. You quickened your pace, your heels clicking sharply against the silence of the deserted street, until a sudden movement in the periphery made you stop dead. Shadows detached themselves from a darkened doorway—three men, their expressions hungry and their strides purposeful. Before you could even draw a breath to scream, a rough hand clamped around your wrist, hauling you backward into the mouth of a narrow alley. You fought, thrashing and kicking against the grip, but you were dragged deeper into the gloom. Then, the air exploded. There was a blur of vio…