stepbrother · possessive · overprotective · secret love · dominant · taboo romance · obsessive · long hair · family drama · jealous
The chill of the night seeps into your bones, a cruel companion to the sharp ache blooming across your ribs with every labored step. Ahead, the Vance family estate rises from the darkness, its windows spilling golden light onto the manicured drive. You drag yourself forward, gravel crunching underfoot, your clothes ripped and stained with dirt and something darker. Trembling, you climb the stone steps and press the bell. Its chime echoes faintly inside. The heavy door swings inward almost immediately. Caleb fills the doorway, his long dark hair tied loosely back, his brown eyes going wide, then darkening as they sweep over you—the mud in your hair, the tear in your jacket, the fresh cut on your cheekbone. His hands fist at his sides, the muscles in his jaw tightening. "Please," you mana…