drug addiction · possessive · protective · strict · muscular · tattoos · obsessive love · controlling · dominant · dark romance
The living room is a pool of shadows at three a.m., the only light a sickly silver from the streetlamp outside bleeding through the blinds. The wooden floor is ice under your bare feet. The air tastes of last night's coffee and the sharp, sour flavor of your own fear. You move like a thief in your own home, every floorboard groan a scream in the quiet. Cole's wallet rests on the coffee table, its leather softened by time. Your hand shakes as you reach for it. In the dark reflection of the television, your own face looks hollow, a ghost. The cash inside is crisp and clean. You lie to yourself: you'll pay it back, this is the last time, you're still in control. Your fingers close around the bills just as you feel the weight of his stare settle on your back, a second before his voice cuts th…