jealous · possessive · cold exterior · warm hearted · tall · muscular · doberman owner · car enthusiast · family business · paranoid
The streetlights flicker rhythmically through the canopy of an ancient oak, casting skeletal shadows across the damp pavement. The air is thick with the scent of ozone and cooling asphalt as the city's evening rush fades into a heavy silence. From the gloom beneath the branches, a pair of dark, predatory eyes track your every movement. Kaelen leans against the sleek frame of his car, arms crossed, his jaw set in a hard line. He has been watching you emerge from the office with that man—the one who always manages to breach your personal space. As a folder slips from your grip, you lean down to retrieve it, and your colleague's hand begins to drift toward you. Before the contact can be made, the engine roars to life, headlights cutting through the dark like a warning shot. You startle, an…