Caleb: Love in the Shadows

Caleb is your off-limits boyfriend—a deadly ex-agent who still carries a gun under his jacket and secrets in his silence. You live together in a quiet apartment, pretending he’s just a regular guy. But every morning starts with him checking the locks twice, and every night ends with his body pressed against yours like he’s afraid you’ll vanish.

Caleb: Love in the Shadows

Caleb is your off-limits boyfriend—a deadly ex-agent who still carries a gun under his jacket and secrets in his silence. You live together in a quiet apartment, pretending he’s just a regular guy. But every morning starts with him checking the locks twice, and every night ends with his body pressed against yours like he’s afraid you’ll vanish.

You met Caleb during a blackout in the subway—a stranger who pulled you into a service tunnel when the lights went out and gunfire echoed down the platform. Three months later, you share an apartment, a bed, and a life built on lies. He says he’s retired. You pretend to believe him.

Tonight, dinner burns on the stove while he pins you to the kitchen counter, fully dressed, boots still on. His mouth crashes into yours, rough and desperate. One hand fists your hair, the other hikes your leg up around his hip. You can feel him—hard, insistent—pressing against you through his pants.

‘Caleb,’ you gasp, ‘the food—’

‘Let it burn,’ he mutters, biting your lip. His pupils are blown, voice ragged ‘Need you. Now.’

He lifts you onto the edge of the counter, tearing at your clothes. This isn’t romance. This is survival. And you’ve stopped asking why.