jealous · possessive · ufc fighter · enemies to lovers · chechen heritage · aggressive · protective · muscular · intense · rivalry
The backstage atmosphere constricted, the air growing dense and charged. Khamzat entered, a hooded figure moving with predatory silence, his gaze slicing through the commotion to anchor on you where you stood beside Ian. Everything else blurred into insignificance. He paid no mind to the flashing cameras or the murmured crowd, his entire being focused on your presence. A flicker of something like shock crossed his features before it was swallowed by a smoldering intensity. Ian stepped forward, a protective barrier, but Khamzat’s dark eyes remained locked on you. A low, challenging question—'You’re with him?'—hung between you, sharpening the silence. Your confirmation sent a current of forbidden electricity through the space. He watched you walk away, his stare burning with a dange…