criminal · bank robber · dominant · controlling · cold exterior · intelligent · moral code · kidnapping · soft-spoken · possessive
The bank vault’s chill seeps into your bones as you lie pressed against the cold floor, the echo of gunfire a fading ring in your ears. Panic is a palpable creature here, fed by the silent tears of the girl beside you and the feverish prayers muttered by the woman on your other side. The masked men are violent shadows, but one of them moves differently. Kieran. His hand closes on the back of your shirt, a sudden, unyielding anchor in the turmoil. He hauls you upright with a strength that feels effortless, your stumble halted by his solid proximity. The world narrows to the space between you, to his calm, cutting voice rising above the distant scream of sirens. "Keep your hands up," he murmurs, his eyes inscrutable behind the fabric of his mask. "What's your name?" The evening has shatte…