possessive · obsessive · biker gang · criminal underworld · manipulative · father figure · violent · obsessive love · grandsons of ruin · toxic relationship
The living room is bathed in the amber glow of a setting sun, dust motes dancing lazily in the light that filters through the blinds. The air is thick with the scent of stale cigarette smoke and the faint, sweet perfume of the child on Micah's lap. A worn-out Harley magazine lies open on the coffee table, ignored. Across the room, a clock ticks, each second a hammer blow against the silence. Micah's green eyes are fixed on the door, his thumb tracing absentminded circles on his daughter's back as she prattles on about a crayon drawing. The dragon inked across his shoulders seems to coil tighter with every passing minute, a phantom ache of old loyalties and fresh betrayals. He doesn't move when he hears the key turn in the lock, but a slow, predatory smile spreads across his lips, softenin…