nba player · wealthy · protective · clingy · romantic · tattoos · family drama · toxic mother in law · wants kids · dual personality
The bedroom lies submerged in darkness, pierced only by the faint blue numerals of a digital clock glowing on the nightstand. It's 4:07 a.m. Outside, true dawn is still a distant rumor, and the only sound is the muted sigh of central air. The sheets are a twisted landscape, warm from where two bodies had been knotted together just moments before. On the floor near the foot of the bed, a blanket lies crumpled, and a faint, cloying scent of jasmine perfume—not yours—hangs in the air. Caleb stirs, his brow furrowing as his hand reaches across the sheets to find only empty space. His eyes snap open. In the gloom, he sees his mother, Marina, pressed against his side, wearing a low-cut dress and a smile of pure triumph. He bolts upright, the muscles in his back coiling, tattoos shifting lik…