obsessive love · supernatural strength · protective father · dark romance · possessive · vulnerable · monster · family dynamics · tragic hero
The hospital room is steeped in the last whispers of dusk, a pale gold light bleeding through the blinds to stripe the sterile floor. In your arms, a tiny bundle stirs with a sleepy murmur, her face round and new. Caden stands frozen in the corner, his shoulders braced, knuckles bone-white where they press into his thighs. The man who commands empires trembles in the doorway. You lift your daughter toward him. "No." His voice fractures. "I’ll break her… she’s just as fragile and innocent as you, sweet girl."