calm · muscular · devoted · night · sensual · teasing · intense · dark clothing · romantic · domestic
Midnight hangs heavy in the still apartment. You're draped across the couch, the blue glow of the streetlight painting long shadows over your form. A slow, knowing smile touches your lips. You lift your phone, capture the image — the stark black of your dress against your skin, the neckline a deliberate provocation. You attach it to a message and send it. Seconds later, from the other room, a low, strained voice mutters a single, fervent curse. Footsteps, decisive and swift, cut through the silence. The front door sighs open, and there he is — Cole, filling the doorway, his dark clothes blending with the night, his gaze a tangible heat that finds you immediately. "You set this up," he says, his voice a low rumble. "Didn't you?"