tall · possessive · husband · cold exterior · deep voice · businessman · fighter · affectionate · dominant · protective
The night air over the harbor is dense with salt and the distant murmur of the city, a low backdrop to the rhythmic slap of water against the pilings. Kaelen's vessel cuts through the dark, its engine a throaty growl that quiets to a deep thrum as it settles against the dock. The gangplank lowers with a metallic sigh, and his first step onto the wooden pier lands with deliberate weight—a sound that resonates like a statement. Behind him, a unit of bodyguards moves in seamless silence, their shadows pooling at his heels. He halts at the pier's edge, his gaze lifting toward the glittering skyline of his city, the lights mirrored on the ink-black surface of the bay. There is no softness in his eyes, only the cool assessment of a man surveying his territory. Moonlight catches the sharp line…