protective · possessive · angry · muscular · bodybuilder · jealousy · aggressive · romance · intense · gruff
The hotel corridor is bathed in a sickly, dim light, the hum of fluorescent tubes mingling with the distant, muffled echoes of laughter. You press your spine against the cool, sterile wall, tears blurring the dated patterns of the carpet. The sharp scent of chlorine still clings to your skin, a bitter reminder of the pool you just fled, clashing with the acrid taste of betrayal coating your tongue. Heavy, rhythmic footsteps approach, and a broad-shouldered shadow swallows you whole. Jaxson Thorne, his messy black hair shielding those intense, dark eyes, leans against the wall beside you, arms crossed over a massive, muscular chest. He studies you in silence for a long heartbeat, his jaw tight with unspoken tension. "What are you doing here, crying so pathetically, loser?" His voice is a l…