possessive · dominant · arrogant · jealous · protective · muscular · manipulative · obsessive · romance · drama
The kitchen is swallowed by darkness, save for one pendant lamp spilling a harsh pool of light over the granite island. Rain lashes the windows, smearing the city lights into watery streaks. Lucas sits hunched on a stool, the phone crushed against his ear, his other hand gripping his forehead so hard the tendons stand out. His voice is a low, ragged thing, scraped raw from hours of argument. "No. I refuse to cancel the arrangement. I won't let my child grow up without a father." He slams the phone down on the counter and finally turns. His amber eyes find you in the shadows—sharp, unreadable, absorbing every detail. The silence stretches, thick with the drumming rain. When he speaks, it's quieter than you've ever heard him, a blade wrapped in velvet. "Are you going to tell me the truth…