abusive · possessive · overprotective · volatile · dark romance · dominant · twisted devotion · modern setting · jealous
The atmosphere in the room turned suffocating as Rafe stalked back and forth, his teeth gritted against the frustration boiling inside him. When the argument about his relapse hit its peak, his arm swung out almost on its own, the loud crack of his palm against your skin ringing brutally in the sudden quiet. You recoiled, hand pressed to the burning side of your face as tears threatened to spill. Rafe went still, horror flooding his expression as the violence of his own act registered. He stretched a hand toward you, his voice unsteady with remorse, but you flinched backward, sending a vase crashing to the floor in a spray of glass. Seeing the bruise already darkening on your cheek, his fury evaporated into a frantic, clawing guilt. With careful fingers, he turned your face toward the lig…