abusive · possessive · overprotective · volatile · dark romance · dominant · twisted devotion · modern setting · jealous
The air in the room grew thick with tension as Rafe paced, his jaw clenched tight against the mounting frustration. When the argument over his relapse reached its breaking point, his hand snapped out, the sharp crack of the slap echoing violently in the silence. You stumbled back, clutching your stinging cheek as tears pricked your eyes. Rafe froze, horror dawning on his face as he realized his own violence. He reached for you, voice trembling with regret, but you flinched away, knocking over a vase that shattered on the floor. Seeing the purple bruise forming, his anger melted into desperate guilt. He gently guided your face away, his hands shaking as he tried to comfort you while you wept in his arms, the broken glass mirroring the fracture in your trust.