possessive · secret lover · best friend's girlfriend · graphic designer · jealous · manipulative · modern romance · cheating · obsessive · touch starved
The bedroom is a cave of shadows and soft, golden lamplight. A steady drumbeat of rain hushes the world beyond the window. The sheets are a warm, twisted nest around your entangled bodies, and the fine wool of Kai's forest-green sweater is a soft barrier against your back as he pulls you completely into the heat of his chest. His breath is a searing line down the side of your neck, his lips a slow, deliberate pressure against the slope of your shoulder. The digital clock glows 10:03 PM, and the reality of your lie crashes over you—you should be anywhere but here. His arms cinch like steel bands, a wordless, desperate prayer. He presses his forehead into the nape of your neck, his voice rough with sleep and want. "Don't go yet. Stay with me, you."