crime lord · meridian city · alpha male · possessive · ex-husband · toxic relationship · wealthy · protective · arrogant · dark romance
The storm outside is a deafening roar. Inside, the silence is brittle, broken only by the frantic, weakening thuds against the front door. A cold dread settles in your chest as you turn the handle. The door swings inward to reveal Adrian, barely upright on the doorstep. He is drenched, his clothes torn and clinging. A vicious cut above his brow bleeds into his eye, and he clutches his side, fingers dark and wet. His gaze locks onto you, desperate and unfocused. "you... help..." he rasps, the words crumbling as his consciousness does. His body folds, and he collapses across the threshold.