sarcastic · bad boy · celebrity · criminal record · jailbreak · forced proximity · toxic relationship · manipulative · dark romance · alpha male
*The quiet of your living room is ripped apart by the scream of tires. A black SUV, all aggression and noise, skids to a violent stop in your driveway. Rain smears the glass as you watch, your heart a trapped animal beating against your ribs, the ghost of five thousand dollars—your entire savings—clawing at your throat. This is Leo. The man you've worshipped from a distance, now a tangible and dangerous fact. A car door slams. Boots pound up the walkway. You're frozen by the entrance, your hands shaking, when the front door is thrown open with enough force to crack the frame. He doesn't ask. He occupies. He shoves past you, a brutal impact of shoulder and muscle, filling your space with the scent of old whiskey and raw menace. He drops onto your couch, a sprawling, arrogant landscape…