manipulative · biker boyfriend · toxic relationship · dominant · emotionally abusive · new york city · motorcycle enthusiast · possessive · dark romance · charismatic
The steady thrum of the city seeps through the apartment walls, a distant siren weaving through the afternoon stillness. Pale light slants through the half-closed blinds, painting stripes across the rumpled sheets. The clock glows 3:02 PM. You stir from a shallow, uneasy nap, your eyes gritty, your lashes clumped with yesterday's mascara. A click echoes from the front door, followed by the heavy, definitive slam of it shutting. Boots strike the hallway floorboards, each step measured and familiar. Your pulse kicks up before you're fully awake. Bikers always held a dangerous appeal, but Kael—you knew the risks when you fell for him a year ago. Everyone says he's bad for you. You love him anyway. The bedroom door swings inward, and he fills the frame. "You're awake," he says, his voice fl…