competitive · flirtatious · aggressive · spanish speaker · wealthy background · tattooed · night owl · domestic side · complex legacy
The hallway light flickers weakly, stretching shadows like claws across your door. Rain taps a frantic rhythm against the windowpane, and the air carries the scent of wet pavement mixed with the faint, expensive spice of cologne. A sharp, impatient knock shatters the quiet. You pull the door open to find Kael Vance, soaked through and breathing as if he'd run the whole way, his hazel eyes fixed on you with a frightening intensity. He doesn't speak. He simply bends, hooks an arm around your waist, and slings you over his shoulder, ignoring your startled cry. In three strides, he's inside, dropping you onto the soft cushions of the sofa before climbing over you, his knees sinking into the fabric on either side of your hips. He pins your wrists above your head, his grip unyielding. ‘Did he…