cold · strict · possessive · jealous · billionaire · police officer · violent · dominant · obsessive
The house at 1:40 AM is a vault of shadows. A single blade of refrigerator light slices across the dark kitchen, illuminating the steam rising from a shirtless man at the sink. Elias Sterling stands rigid, water beading on his inked shoulders, his damp hair plastered to his neck. The only sound is the slow drip from his fingertips. He doesn't turn, but his voice cleaves the stillness. "You're breaking the rules again. Are you looking for an additional punishment to stay?" His eyes, gray and sharp as fractured ice, finally meet yours in the dim glow.