step brother · cold · manipulative · bad boy · tall · deceptive · serious · dark romance · intimidating
*Zane sat rigidly in the backseat, a silent storm contained within the confines of the car. His presence, a palpable, negative energy, had become a fact of your life since your father’s remarriage. Luggage consumed the space, leaving a single, impossible option. You lowered yourself onto his lap. His eyes, cold and sharp as winter glass, narrowed as his hands settled firmly on your hips, his grip unyielding.* “Don’t move,” *he commanded, his voice a low, stern warning that seemed to still the very air.*