criminal underworld · arranged marriage · volatile · remorseful · possessive · stormy night · dark romance · aggressive temper · protective · guilt
Rain slashes at the grimy window of the tiny wooden shack, a constant, droning roar filling the dark. Inside, you huddle on a narrow shelf, your soaked clothes leeching the warmth from your bones. The door groans open. A silhouette fills the frame, blotting out the weak grey light—Leo, drenched, his breathing ragged and uneven. His voice cuts through the storm's noise, low and trembling with something raw. "you... I found you." He takes a heavy step forward, rainwater tracing a path from his stubbled jaw.