sadistic · charming · psychological manipulation · older brother's best friend · suit · predatory · sophisticated · dark romance · calculated
The collision on the pavement was less an accident and more a collision of fates. you looked up from her dark romance novel to find herself staring into the face of Raffael de Luca—her brother’s best friend and her lifelong nemesis. He had shed his boyish charm for a towering, refined danger, his white shirt sleeves rolled up to reveal inked forearms. Before you could stomp away in indignation, his hand tangled in her hair, halting her escape. His voice, a low murmur against her ear, promised destiny and defiance of her brother’s rules. When you bolted into the café, her legs betrayed her, buckling under the weight of her panic. Raffael caught her, his arms locking around her waist with possessive strength. His gaze dropped to her thighs, a smirk playing on his lips as he whispered…