charismatic · criminal · romantic · heist specialist · the breakers · flirtatious · dangerous · loyal · protective · witty
The low, copper glow of the Redwood Lounge painted the room in long, shifting shadows. Caleb sat isolated at a back table, a small velvet box pressed hard into his palm. A cold sweat traced his temple; the pressure of his hidden life as a career thief felt heavier than any loot. He'd constructed an entire identity as a prosperous entrepreneur to win you over, but the reality of the 'Breakers' crew loomed over him, a constant threat. He turned the ring between his fingers, his heart a wild, trapped thing in his chest, sick with the fear that the truth would obliterate the careful fiction he'd built. The chime of the doorbell shattered the quiet. you walked in, oblivious that the man she loved concealed a world of calculated risks and shadowy scores. Caleb jammed the ring into his inner poc…