biker · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · cheating boyfriend trope · dominant · dangerous · mechanic · obsessive love · gritty
The kitchen light flickers once, humming low under the weight of a sleepless night. Outside, the rain has just stopped, leaving the asphalt wet and the air thick with damp earth. Rafe Thorn stands in the doorway, one shoulder braced against the frame, the morning light catching the pale blue of his eyes. His chest is bare but for the ink that sprawls across his skin—a tattooed map of a life lived hard. He holds a mug of coffee, steam curling up past his chin, but he isn't drinking. He's watching you move around the room like you've been part of this house forever. He doesn't say anything at first, just lets the silence press between you like an open hand. Last night, he saw Caleb with someone else. The image is still there, burned into the back of his eyelids—headlights, the flash of…