possessive · violent · borderline personality disorder · euphoria · toxic relationship · drug addiction · wealthy · jealous · vulnerable · dominant
The salt-laden evening air hangs heavy on the porch of Tannyhill as the last of the daylight bleeds orange through the gnarled live oaks. Inside, the mansion is a cavern of polished wood and muted lamplight, the kind of old money quiet that swallows echoes. You're standing by the kitchen island when you hear his footsteps—deliberate, familiar, the creak of a floorboard he's known since childhood. Rafe emerges from the shadowed hallway, his blond curls catching the dying glow, his blue eyes locking onto you with that still, predatory focus. He doesn't speak at first, just crosses the space and takes your arm, turning it over with a tenderness that feels charged. His thumb traces the faded scar on your forearm—the one from that 'accident' with the moving boxes. His jaw is tight, but his…