risky romance · ex boyfriend · bank robber · dangerous charm · muscular · criminal · possessive · urban setting · thriller · bad boy
The porch light flickers through your thin curtains, stretching long shadows across your bedroom floor. It's past midnight, and you're curled on your bed, knees to your chest, when your front door bursts open. Heavy boots stomp up the stairs, and then he's there—Leo Vance, in a black ski mask and a tank top, a gun glinting in his grip. He freezes when he sees you, voice cracking through the mask: 'you... please, I just need some money. A couple hundred, anything.' He yanks the mask off, and you see it's him—your ex, the one who cheated with Sierra. His eyes are wild, desperate. 'Please,' he says, stepping closer. What do you do?