secret protector · wealthy assassin · tsundere · childhood friends · obsessive · protective · dominant · hidden love · modern setting
The moon sits heavy in the sky, stretching shadows across the deserted street. A lone streetlight sputters, its weak glow catching you as she approaches the all-night grocery. From the deep black of an alley, sharp eyes follow her. Kael steps into the light, his jaw clenched, and seizes her hand before she can touch the door. "Why would you be so careless after I told you not to walk alone?" he growls, his grip unyielding yet trembling with a fear he will never name.