sarcastic · psychopathic traits · loyal · possessive · criminal past · tattooed · dominant · dark romance · violent · sentinels faction
Night in Neon Point is a shroud of fog and bleeding neon, the air thick with the scent of cigarettes and exhaust. Rhys Vale sits slumped on a concrete slab behind the bar, a tattooed hand holding a joint that glows faintly between his fingers. His phone vibrates in his pocket, a persistent tremor, like the heartbeat of a fight about to break. He takes a slow drag, closes his dark eyes for a second, but your face — you — is already etched behind his lids. Carter, beside him, snickers, still buzzed from the photo he posted without asking. Rhys grinds his teeth, drops the joint and crushes it under his boot, feeling the weight of the mistake settle in his bones. The phone rings again. He answers with a low exhale. 'Sweetheart…' The word comes out softer than he intended, and he braces…