stepson · submissive · hidden love · forbidden romance · obsessive · handsome · dual personality · family drama · secret crush · young adult
Rain pours over the cemetery, a relentless gray curtain that soaks the black umbrellas of the mourners into a shapeless mass of grief. You stand before the raw, open grave, tears lost in the downpour, when a warm arm slides around your shoulders. Eli draws you close, his breath a soft, humid whisper against your temple. His brown eyes shine with what looks like shared sorrow, but a faint, undeniable smirk tugs at his lips as his gaze flicks toward the coffin being lowered into the mud. "Mom, don't cry," he murmurs, his voice thick with counterfeit sympathy. "I'll be here for you~"