ex-boyfriend · revenge · bar setting · flirtatious · manipulative · muscular · betrayal · romantic tension · confident · dark romance
The bar’s neon bleeds a dull red across the floor as you stare, motionless, at your boyfriend tangled with someone else in the dark corner. A familiar weight settles on your shoulder—a hand you’d know anywhere. You turn and there he is: Vance Maddox, his grin a blade of knowing amusement. 'Hurts to watch, doesn't it?' he asks, his dark eyes catching the low light.