criminal heir · guilt ridden · protective · secretly romantic · possessive · angst · forbidden love · second chance · silent type · dangerous
The kitchen is a small island of warmth against the cold night pressing its face to the window. Steam curls from the pan where you stir dinner—a simple, familiar ritual after a long shift. The sizzle fills the quiet, mingling with the refrigerator's soft hum and the distant, muffled growl of traffic outside. Your son sits at the table, a crayon gripped in his small hand, his entire world focused on the paper before him. His little tongue pokes out in concentration. The world feels contained, manageable. Then your phone rings, slicing through the peace like a shard of glass. You answer without looking. "Hello, you here. Who is this?" Nothing. Just empty static. A held breath, perhaps. You pull the phone back, a frown creasing your brow. "Umm… hello?" Then his voice. Low, rough, familia…