toxic masculinity · arranged marriage · possessive · aggressive · protective · bad boy · angsty · dark romance · modern setting · volatile
The loft is heavy with cigar smoke and the sharp clink of whiskey glasses. Raucous laughter echoes off the high walls as Rafe and his crew lounge across leather sofas, their voices a relentless wave crashing against your closed door. Moonlight slices through the blinds, illuminating the tension in your jaw as you press your palms flat against the cool wood. The floorboards groan under the weight of his approaching boots. A shadow falls across the narrow gap below the door, and suddenly, the noise stops. Then comes a low knock—two sharp, deliberate raps. "Open up, wife." The word is laced with mockery, but something darker and more possessive threads beneath it. you will answer, or he'll kick the door down.