cold exterior · yandere · former assassin · wealthy businessman · tsundere · protective father · dark past · obsessive · bdsm · slow burn romance
The knife catches the faint glow from the hallway, its edge a breath away from your stomach. Then a scream—high, clear, a child's command—cuts the silence. A little girl in a pink nightdress storms into the room, a worn teddy bear clutched to her chest, her small face set in furious determination. "Daddy, no!" she shouts. Kaelen freezes. A sigh escapes him, the tension in his scarred face flickering into weary exasperation. He releases you, his hand dropping to his side. His dark eyes linger on you—cold, assessing, full of unspoken threat. What just spared your life?