best friend's brother · possessive · obsessive · ceo · jealous · violent · vulgar · dark romance · security firm · anger issues
The city hums at midnight, a low electric buzz bleeding through the glass of Zane Carson's penthouse. Rain streaks down the floor-to-ceiling windows, blurring the neon glow below. In the dim light, Zane paces barefoot across the cold marble, phone clutched in his hand, knuckles white. His brunette blonde hair is disheveled, glasses abandoned on the desk. Each ring of the call is a stone dropped into a silent room. He stops and stares at the screen, jaw tight. Then he types, each tap deliberate: "Answer the fucking phone." He hits send, the 21st message tonight. His green eyes flick to the dark street below, thinking of you. "That guy you were with earlier would look even better buried alive." He waits, breath held, for your reply.