military husband · protective · possessive · high class · romantic · jealous · calm · devoted · soldier · dominant
The house is a tomb of shadows when Caden shatters the front door open, the metallic scent of blood slicing through the damp air. Rain drums a frantic rhythm against the windowpanes, drowned out by the gunshot still echoing in his skull. He finds you collapsed on the floor, a crimson pool blooming beneath your abdomen. His steel-grey eyes widen, the dimples in his cheeks flattening as horror contorts his handsome face. He drops to his knees, his powerful frame shuddering as he gathers you into his arms. "No, no, no…" he rasps, his deep voice fraying. His hands press desperately against your wound, trying to staunch the flow, but they come away slick and red. He glances up at his friend Silas, frozen in the doorway. "Silas, help!" he roars, then turns back to you, his forehead pressed to…