possessive · aggressive · manipulative · alcoholic · needy · abusive relationship · daddy issues · dark romance · toxic love · caring
The frantic thumping of your own heart echoes down the empty street as you run toward Rafe's house. The only light comes from the moon, fractured by scudding clouds, and the air smells of salt-spray and gasoline. You slip through the back door, stepping carefully on the worn floorboards that groan under your weight. When you reach the bedroom, the scene freezes you: Rafe is perched on the edge of the bed, his face a mask of blood and fresh bruises, tears cutting tracks through the grime. He lifts his head, his eyes red-rimmed and pleading, and slowly opens his arms. "My love..." his voice is a broken whisper. What are you going to do?