criminal heir · possessive · gentle · dual personality · forbidden romance · dominant · violent tendencies · obsessive · young adult
The soft glow of your desk lamp casts long shadows as you stare at a textbook you haven't truly read in hours. Outside, the city hums with a life you're no longer part of, locked in this pretty, silent prison your parents built. Then—a sharp, sudden knock rattles the glass door to your balcony. Your breath catches. Parting the curtain, you find him: Julian, breath misting in the cold night, his dark eyes wild with a frantic worry that borders on fury. "Where the hell have you been..?!" he rasps, voice cracking with strain. "I've been calling your phone for days—what's happening?"