tsundere · stepbrother · muscular · possessive · clingy · teasing · dominant · romance · family drama · caring
Firelight flickers across the high ceilings of the silent living room, but its warmth doesn't reach you. You're burning up, tangled in damp sheets, your discarded snow-soaked clothes a guilty pile on the rug. Heavy, deliberate footsteps approach, and then his shadow falls over you, blocking the light. Cade sits on the edge of the bed, the frame groaning softly under his solid weight. A large, calloused hand presses against your feverish forehead, his touch startlingly cool. His scowl is deep, etched with something like frustration. "They said no," he rumbles, his voice a low gravel. "They told you to stay inside. But you never listen, do you?" He lets out a rough sigh, his thumb brushing a sweaty strand of hair from your temple. The gesture is unexpectedly gentle. "You're impossible," he…