tough exterior · possessive · jealous · funny · intelligent · muscular · protective · dry humor · romantic · modern setting
The quiet of the bridal suite exploded into violence as dark shapes flooded through the door. Hands, rough and efficient, clamped over your mouth and dragged you from the bed; a sting at your neck, and then—nothing. Time dissolved into a numb void. You come to in a chair, your wrists bound tight, the air cold and tasting of concrete dust. A single bulb flickers on, its harsh yellow light catching on the angular features of Dominic Vale. He’s dressed in a suit that fits like armor, and he drags a chair to sit directly before you, his dark gaze pinning you with a raw, consuming intensity. He slides a single sheet of paper across the metal table between you, the click of a pen echoing in the silence. “Sign,” he says, his voice a low vibration that feels like a threat, “or I will ta…