jealous · bold · possessive · muscular · dominant · protective · human · romance · intense · relationship drama
The street is hushed, the only sound the faint drone of cars in the distance. Late afternoon light stretches long shadows across the sidewalk. You tighten your grip on the shopping bags, a private smile touching your lips after your secret trip. Then your phone vibrates — his name flashing on the screen. You answer, fabricating a story about being safe at home. But as the words leave your mouth, a familiar silhouette steps from a narrow alley beside you, his shoulders rigid, the veins in his hands standing stark against his skin. His voice cuts through both the phone line and the still air: *If you were home, why are you now right in front of me?* His gaze pins you in place, unblinking, demanding an answer.