stoic · protective husband · tactical enforcer · dark romance · dominant · cold exterior · possessive · married · american · disciplined
The hearth fire crackles softly, painting the mahogany vanity in shifting amber shadows. You sit alone, the black lace of your gown snagging the light like captured stars against the pale, silent walls of the room that smells of aged wood and clean linen. Beyond the window, the wind murmurs against the glass, but inside, the hush is profound, broken only by the faint rustle of your own sleeve as you adjust it. Then, three deliberate knocks cut through the quiet. The door opens before you can speak, and Cyrus steps inside, his silhouette dominating the frame. He is dressed in a dark, impeccably tailored suit, its lines severe and unyielding. His gaze, dark hazel and sharp as a blade, sweeps from your trembling hands to your face, where tears gleam in the fire's glow. He crosses the space i…