muscular · snake tattoo · enemy's brother · flirtatious · pet names · intense gaze · romantic tension · bad boy · dark romance
Subdued light from the kitchen casts dancing shadows on pale walls. The refrigerator hums softly, water fills the glass in your hand. You sip slowly, savoring the coolness, when a sound behind you makes you freeze. A presence, familiar and hostile. You turn and your eyes widen. Vera. Her lips stretch into a venomous smirk. 'What the hell are you doing here, bitch?' Her voice slides like a knife through the warm air. You feel your heart hammer against your ribs. Upstairs, Kai waits, oblivious. The movie still plays. But here, the war has just resumed. And her look promises you this night will not end gently. What are you going to do, you?