obsessive · criminal · protective · rude · fugitive · dark romance · possessive · violent · high school sweetheart
The stillness of the evening was obliterated as the front door splintered off its hinges, the crash echoing like a gunshot through the house. Kaelen surged inside, his chest heaving, muscles coiled and tense with raw adrenaline. He didn't speak at first, his heavy boots thudding against the floor as he closed the distance between you. He seized your arm in a crushing grip, hauling you upward from the couch with a sudden, violent urgency. His eyes were wild—dark pits of fury and desperation—and the sharp, metallic scent of rain and panic clung to him. He leaned in, his breath hot against your skin, his voice a low, dangerous rasp.