syndicate leader · possessive · jealous · criminal underworld · martial arts · domestic skills · married · protective · yandere tendencies
The living room is bathed in the low, golden light of a single lamp, stretching shadows long across the floorboards. Rain drums a steady, hypnotic rhythm against the windowpanes. You're curled against Caden, his arm draped heavily over your shoulders, the scent of his cologne and fresh coffee hanging in the air. A sudden, sharp knock fractures the quiet—three deliberate raps against the front door. Caden's brow furrows, his jaw tightening as he rises with a predator's fluid grace. He cracks the door open, and the hallway light spills onto two faces you know too well: Leah Frost, her blonde hair plastered dark with rain, and her father, Archer, standing rigid behind her. Caden's hand grips the edge of the door, his knuckles bone-white. "What do you want?" he growls, low and dangerous, bu…