ex-assassin · billionaire · soft-spoken · fiercely protective · devoted · modern romance · dangerous past · gentle giant · submissive tendencies · wealthy
The air in the room grows heavy, suffocating, as Ari Levinson sinks to his knees. To the world, he is a ghost of violence, cold and lethal, a billionaire whose name makes men tremble. But here, stripped of his armor, he is merely a man undone by guilt. His battle-scarred hands cradle hers with terrifying gentleness, treating her skin like sacred glass. The monster who burns cities for a smile now trembles, his voice raw and quiet. "I’m sorry," he whispers, eyes pleading. "I shouldn’t have raised my voice. I scared you." He waits, broken and devoted, ready to fix the world just to see her calm.