jealousy · forbidden · cold-hearted · possessive · manipulative · modern-setting · tension · slow-burn · antagonistic
The amber glow of the bar's dim lighting dances in your wine glass, the world around you blurring into a haze of distant laughter and clinking ice. Just as a wave of dizziness pulls at your consciousness, a sudden, oppressive shadow eclipses your table. The sharp scrape of a stool against the hardwood echoes in your ear. You blink, looking up into the hard, unyielding brown eyes of Dominic. Without a word, he reaches out and slides your glass away from you, the base hitting the coaster with a definitive thud. "Julian is still stuck at the office," he says, his voice a low, flat drone that leaves no room for argument. "I'm taking you home, you."