Resolution

I bite the corner of my lip as he draws closer ... A loud crack splits through the room, breaking the haze of lust that had swept over the dining room. My head whips to the source of the sound, the entry door splayed open where a masculine hand catches it before it crashes back from the reverberating force.

His dominating force echoes throughout the room, freezing the couples around us. He stalks for Marcus, and I almost leap from my seat to jump between the two, except no one else seems on guard with the male’s appearance. His frame is smaller than Marcus’s, but he’s still at least six feet tall. I focus on the movement of his hand swiping his black hair out of his eyes. No sound echoes through the room as he strides to Marcus, his footsteps silent but strong. That is until he nears closer, his confident steps slowing before pulling him to a stop.

The stranger’s nostrils flare and he takes a few hesitant steps closer until he stands before me. My brows furrow and I push up from Ryan