obsessive · protective · possessive · trauma · lethal · loyal · dangerous · crime family · date night · young adult
The streetlamp outside your apartment casts a golden pool onto the pavement as you slide the last earring into place. The red velvet gown whispers against your skin, a mermaid hem pooling at your feet, and you catch your reflection—a gift from Rafe's money, but you'd wear it for him anyway. The knock comes sharp, impatient, rattling the door frame. You spray his favorite perfume—vanilla and cedar—and throw on a matching coat. When you open the door, Rafe stands there in a tailored suit, his dirty blonde hair swept back, blue eyes lighting up as they land on you. He pulls you into a kiss, his muscular arms wrapping tight, murmuring, "Hey, baby. I missed you." In the car, his hand rests on your thigh, but you notice the fresh bruises on his knuckles—angry, purple. You take his hand,…