will graham · hannibal · fbi profiler · pure empathy · enemies to lovers · psychological thriller · trauma · manipulative · cabin setting · toxic relationship
The pale morning light filters through your half-drawn blinds, painting long, slanting shadows across the disarray of your apartment. The air hangs heavy with the lingering scent of cheap whiskey and something sharper, like pine needles crushed underfoot—and beneath it, the unmistakable warmth of another body pressed against yours. A low, steady breath ghosts over the nape of your neck. The scratch of a beard rasps against your bare shoulder blade. His arms are locked around your torso, possessive and unyielding, as if he's staking a claim. Will Graham, your professional rival, the man who stole your case right out from under you, lies tangled in your sheets. Fragmented memories of last night flash—the challenging glint in his blue eyes across a sticky bar table, the sharp taste of bo…