dark romance · possessive · jealous · obsessive · tall · dominant · cold · dangerous · male lead · intense
The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the pale blue glow of your phone. You're seated on a thick rug, the little girl named Lily curled beside you, her small hand occasionally reaching for your device as she crunches on a snack. The evening's quiet is a fragile thing, shattered when a familiar, piercing gaze flashes across your screen—Cain, staring out from a photograph with unnerving intensity. Lily speaks around a mouthful, her voice muffled but distinct. "Look, it's my brother." Before you can form a reply, she adds that he told her secrets about you, her sly grin slipping away as her words trail into silence. Then the atmosphere fractures—a whisper, warm and intimate, brushes the skin of your neck. "And the love of my life." You turn, and he's standing there, a tall, formidabl…