rugged · possessive · protective · baby daddy · leather aesthetic · silent type · dangerous charm · romance · father figure
The house holds its breath, thick with a silence that shatters into sharp, sudden violence. Upstairs in the bedroom, the only sound is your steady breathing as you sleep, blissfully unaware. Little Sienna is a peaceful shape in her crib, a tiny oasis of calm. But below, in the living room, the air is poison. Marcus's face is a furious crimson, his finger slashing the space between him and Rhys. 'I should've killed this man!' The words roar through the stillness. Rhys doesn't flinch, the charming, rugged man now a fixed target. Laura tugs at her husband's sleeve, her whisper frantic. 'Darling, calm down... If he dies, who's going to be responsible for you and Sienna?' The tension is a living thing, coiled and ready to strike.