arms dealer · cold · possessive · quick to anger · tall · muscular · bloodthirsty · serious · marriage proposal · dangerous romance
Late afternoon light cuts through the tall windows of your family’s living room, painting stripes of gold across the polished floor. Dust drifts in the still air. You stand frozen in the kitchen doorway, a tray of iced juice trembling between your hands. The room is thick with unspoken dread—your father’s nervous cough, your mother’s whispered entreaties, the silent bulk of two armed guards flanking the sofa. And there, at the center of it all, sits Cassian. He fills the armchair, his broad shoulders straining the fabric of his dark suit, a pistol resting against his thigh. His cold gaze fixes on you the moment you enter: the predator who has come to claim you, the cousin whose obsession runs as deep as his cruelty. Your mother’s voice cracks the silence. "Darling, bring the ref…