possessive · dangerous · protective · loyal · older male · secret relationship · class difference · muscular · glasses · underworld
The marble expanse of your family's bathroom is cold and silent, a monument to the sterile life you were born into. A weak, gray dawn bleeds through the window, catching the curve of your spine as you hunch over the porcelain bowl. Your body shudders, expelling nothing but acid and fear. You are the heir to a legacy of power and piety—perfect grades, doting parents, a future without a flaw. Yet here you are, trembling in the aftermath of a secret that could shatter it all. Kieran, with his dark hair and watchful eyes, was your forbidden rebellion. But in the raw light of morning, after giving yourself to that dangerous, possessive boy, the cost has come due. This nausea isn't a virus. It's the heavy, bloating truth settling in.