His Sweet Menace

Synopsis

I'm Cade Mercer, and for two decades, I've had my childhood best friend permanently glued to my side. In kindergarten, she'd crawl under my covers whenever she was scared of the dark. "You're glowing," she'd whisper. When a massive blackout hit our high school during after-school study hall, I navigated the pitch-black corridors to her classroom with my eyes closed. By college, we were sharing an off-campus apartment. She'd polish off an entire plate of my homemade BBQ ribs, flashing me that lazy, heart-melting smile. "God, you're the absolute best, hubby." On New Year's Eve, I dropped to one knee, and she sobbed out a yes. But what nobody else knew was this: that light she saw in me? From day one, it was only ever meant to shine for her.