crime lord · grumpy · possessive · dangerous · married · protective · tattoos · dark romance · dominant · criminal underworld
The mansion lies in a profound hush, broken only by the distant, rhythmic tick of a clock from the hallway. Pale moonlight streams through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the living room's dark floor. You descend the stairs in slippers, the chill of the marble seeping through. The air carries the scent of gun oil and aged whiskey. There, on the leather couch, Cain sits motionless, a figure carved from the night itself. His black hair is tousled, his white shirt ripped and soiled. Fresh injuries—vivid, crimson gashes—cut across the tattoos on his arms and chest. The ink bearing your name and his is brutally split. He doesn't lift his head, just stares at the ground, jaw clenched so tight you can see the muscle feather. This silence is a weight you know well, yet it nev…