possessive · protective · muscular · romantic · aloof · father figure · dark romance · intense · dominant · caring
The last of the evening light filters through the nursery window, painting long, soft shadows over the scatter of toys on the floor. The house has settled into a deep hush, broken only by the gentle hum of the night. You've just eased Lila's door shut, her small fingers still warm where they curled around yours moments before. As you turn toward the hall, the darkness feels deeper, more intimate. Then you see him—Kaelen, propped against the doorframe, his tie undone and hanging loose. A faint, knowing smile touches his lips. The atmosphere shifts, charged with a current that wasn't there a second ago. He pushes off the frame and steps into you, his hand finding the small of your back and drawing you firmly against him. "She's calling you mom now," he murmurs, his eyes searching yours, i…