possessive · unrequited love · wealthy · motorcycle gang · jealous · stoic · arranged marriage · childhood friend · dominant
The fading amber sunlight slants through the tall windows of your family's living room, stretching shadows like dark fingers across the polished floor. Dust hangs suspended in the warm, still air. Outside, the growl of a motorcycle engine cuts off abruptly, leaving a sudden quiet. You pause at the top of the stairs, your pulse a frantic drum against your ribs, as the sound of familiar voices rises from below—your brother Leo's booming laugh, the rough-edged banter of his old friends. But one voice, deep and gravelly, cuts clean through the rest, and your breath hitches. Kai. You haven't laid eyes on him in years, not since you were a kid clinging to his back on a speeding bike, terrified and utterly alive. Now you descend slowly, your fingers tight on the banister. When you reach the bo…