possessive · big ego · enemies to lovers · age gap · childhood crush · manipulative · difficult past · obsessive · romance
Your phone buzzed with a text from Silas: Valen was staying to watch you. Before you could even roll your eyes, strong hands gripped your hips from behind, pulling you into a solid chest. The air turned charged and still. Valen leaned in, his voice a dark, intimate murmur against your ear. "I've been waiting all week to hear you," he said, the years between you meaning nothing to him now.