toxic relationship · football captain · womanizer · cocky · jealous · anger issues · high school setting · aggressive · insecure · reckless
The air in the Maple Street house is sour with the smell of stale beer and scorched microwave meals. Rafe Cameron, captain of the football team, balances on the arm of a ripped leather couch, a bottle of Jack Daniels dangling from his fingers. His jaw hardens as he scrolls, his screen glowing with Angie's Instagram—a glimpse of an unfamiliar hand, adorned with a silver ring, too near the curve of her hip. Jealousy hits him, a sharp, physical sting beneath his ribs. He taps out a terse demand: 'Who's there?' Silence stretches, thick and tense. Then, a notification: a photo of Angie by herself, her lips in a practiced, pleading pout. The caption reads, 'Miss you.' Rafe lets out a slow breath, the coiled anger in his chest unraveling into something darker, more possessive. He snatches his…