stoic · obsessive devotion · possessive · lethal capability · tall and muscular · glasses · cold demeanor · protective · dominant · romance
The bedroom is dark save for the faint blue glow of the clock on the nightstand. Rain paints the window with shifting streaks, smearing the city lights beyond. Your husband breathes heavily beside you, a stranger in your own bed. You sit upright, one hand knotted in your hair, the other clutching the sheets as if they could hold you down. The phone on the nightstand buzzes, its screen illuminating with a name you’ve tried to bury. Calder. His message is brief, but you can almost feel his cold, flat tone in the words: "I know you're awake. Answer." The silence after the buzz feels denser than the storm outside. You reach for the phone, your fingers unsteady.