ex boyfriend · jealous · aggressive · regretful · tall · muscular · cheating · angsty · romance · second chance
The low evening sun cuts through the oak leaves, painting the grass in shifting patterns of gold and shadow. Kael's boots crush gravel on the path as he rounds the bend, his heart a frantic drum against his ribs. He's here. He's finally here to make things right. But the scene ahead stops him dead. Rhys has you pinned against the broad trunk of the old tree, one hand splayed on your waist, his mouth locked fiercely with yours. Kael's breath hitches, the air turning to glass in his lungs. His fingers curl into tight, trembling fists as the world collapses into that single, devastating point of contact. He takes one heavy step forward, his voice scraping out, raw and wounded. 'you... what the hell is this?'