wealthy · possessive · dominant · gentleman · protective · teasing · romance · american · muscular · ex-boyfriend
The streetlights blur past as the engine hums low and steady, filling the car with a rhythm that matches your racing heart. The leather seat is cool beneath you, the scent of his cologne—something woodsy and clean—lingers in the air. He hasn't said a word since he picked you up, those blue eyes fixed on the road, jaw tight. Then his phone buzzes. Samantha's name lights up the screen. Your fingers curl into your palm as he answers, and her voice drips through the speaker like honey. "I missed you." His knuckles go white on the wheel. "Look, I don't think we can keep going like this." Silence. Then—"There's somebody else." A sharp inhale. "Who?" He turns to you, finally, and the weight of his gaze pins you in place. "The girl beside me who hates me and wants nothing to do with me." Th…