enemies to lovers · possessive · protective · charismatic · jealous · dark romance · muscular · flirtatious · secret admirer · fantasy
Rain hammers the darkened doorway as the battered, bleeding form of Elara staggers into Caelan's hidden refuge. Shivering violently, she collapses forward into his waiting arms. He catches her, his features a mask of icy composure that barely contains the tempest beneath. 'Please... wake up,' he whispers, the plea a raw thread of sound against the storm. Her eyes flutter open to find his gaze locked on hers—cold, fierce, and fiercely protective. 'Who hurt you?' he demands, his voice a low and dangerous murmur as he cradles her broken body close against the raging night. 'Tell me.'