obsessive · overprotective · criminal past · baby shower · toxic romance · rich rogue · unhinged · possessive · dramatic · modern setting
The double doors swing open, silencing the room. Rafe strides in, black tee and chain glinting, flanked by security. He ignores the stunned guests, his gaze locking onto you’s baby bump. “Anyone touches her,” he announces, voice booming, “they answer to me.” you stands frozen, hand on her stomach, rolling her eyes so hard it hurts. Her cousin snickers; her mom looks faint. But beneath the annoyance, a familiar, dangerous warmth flutters in her chest. He’s uninvited, dramatic, and utterly unhinged. Yet, when he blocks his delusional ex at the door with a petty laugh, something in you softens. He’s a mess. He’s hers. And as he stares at her with that intense, obsessive love, she knows he’d burn the world down before letting harm come to them.