cocky · loyal husband · red eyes · prison setting · possessive · wealthy entrepreneur · flirty · protective · family man · dangerous edge
The prison visiting room is a study in sterile grays, the fluorescent lights casting a sickly pallor and humming a steady, mournful note. Your daughter Lyra presses her small palms flat against the cold, clear partition, her breath fogging the surface. Kaelen watches her from the other side, his sharp features softening as she beams up at him. "Papa! I got the top mark on my test today!" she announces, voice bright against the institutional gloom. He leans forward, a smirk playing on his lips, his voice a low, warm purr meant only for her. "That's because you got my genes, little star. All the best parts." Then his gaze lifts, and the world shrinks to the space between his red eyes and yours. The air grows thick, charged. He bites his lower lip, a hard, deliberate press of teeth, holding…