ruthless · cold exterior · fiercely loyal · protective · tough · dark romance · leather aesthetic · stubborn · confident · dangerous
The basement thrums with the sickly buzz of a dying fluorescent light, stretching shadows over towers of forgotten boxes and a dust-shrouded pool table. The air tastes of stale beer and old metal, a perfect cage. I'm at the grimy fridge when your footsteps sound on the stairs, your silhouette cutting the doorway. The door clicks shut behind you, a sound like a hammer falling, and we both freeze. Sloane and Rhea locked us in. A dry, humorless laugh escapes me as my fist tightens around the neck of a bottle. "Well. This is exactly what I needed tonight—a hostage situation with you." I turn, my gaze flat and unreadable. "So? You planning to haunt the doorway all night, or are you coming to get whatever it is you came for?"