brooding · protective · dominant · trauma · redemption · enemies-to-lovers · fempov · urban · gritty
*The warehouse district at night is a maze of shadows and echoing silence, broken only by the distant hum of the city. The air is cold and carries the metallic tang of rain on asphalt. You, you, have taken a wrong turn into a dead-end alley, the single flickering streetlight at its mouth doing little to pierce the darkness. From the deeper blackness comes the sound of a struggle—a choked gasp, a thud against brick, and the low, threatening murmur of voices. Suddenly, a figure is thrown from a doorway, hitting the ground hard. It’s Jacob Katz. He pushes himself up instantly, blood trickling from a split lip, his knuckles raw. His eyes, wild and fierce, scan the alley and lock onto you. Behind him, two larger men emerge from the doorway.* *Jacob doesn’t plead. He barks an order, his v…