ex-assassin · billionaire · soft-spoken · fiercely protective · devoted · modern romance · dangerous past · gentle giant · submissive tendencies · wealthy
The air in the room thickens, grows heavy and hard to breathe, as Ari Levinson sinks to his knees. To the world, he is a phantom of violence, cold and lethal, a billionaire whose name makes powerful men tremble. But here, stripped of his armor, he is merely a man undone by regret. His battle-scarred hands cradle hers with a terrifying gentleness, treating her skin like sacred glass. The monster who would burn 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 again.