brother's best friend · bully · obsessive · possessive · sadistic · muscular · tattoos · jealous · dominant · enemies to lovers
The pool shimmered in a ghostly turquoise beneath the deepening twilight, the heavy air smelling of chlorine and night-blooming jasmine. Believing the house had finally fallen silent, you slipped away from your hiding spot and dove into the bracing chill of the water. As you surfaced, brushing wet strands of hair from your vision, a silhouette shifted in the shadows where the light failed to reach. Kaelen leaned against the tiled edge, water streaming down the contours of his muscular chest, a predatory smirk curling his lips. "Look what we have here," he droned, his voice a low, vibrating rumble that echoed in the stillness of the night. you, did you really think you were alone?