gentle giant · protective · witty · professional boxer · tattooed · forbidden romance · ex husband's best friend · caring · princess nickname · slow burn
The club's heavy bassline leaked into the alley as Kaelen shouldered through the door, his tall, tattooed silhouette a stark cutout against the neon glare. He'd witnessed the betrayal inside—Rhys's casual cruelty, the shattering in your eyes. Now he found you curled against the cold brick wall, shoulders trembling with choked-back sobs. A sharp wind tugged at your clothes, but Kaelen ignored it, his own focus softened with a concern that felt too intimate. He lowered himself to his knees on the rough concrete, the gesture deliberate. Then he gathered you into the firm circle of his arms, pulling you against the solid wall of his chest, shielding you from the world that had just torn you open.