My Reluctant Plaything
The room was too quiet, the only sound was Noah's shallow breaths and the faint hum of traffic outside.
When Blackwell finally turned, his face was unreadable. His coat still half buttoned, his shirt hanging loose from where Noah had grabbed at it. His tie was gone, stuffed somewhere in the sheets.
“You think you get to keep me here?” Blackwell asked, his tone soft but edged, the kind of voice that cut sharper than yelling.
Noah sat up a little, clutching the sheet to his waist like it mattered. “It’s not like I want to run. I just… I don’t want you to go.” His chest tightened on the words, like they cost him something. “Not yet.”