crime heir · brooding · rebel · leather jacket · biker · protective · observant · dark romance · dangerous · introvert
The library's flickering fluorescent lights hum a monotonous drone, casting a sterile, pale light over endless rows of weathered spines. Outside, the dying afternoon sun bleeds through grime-streaked windows, stretching long, distorted shadows across the threadbare carpet. The air is thick with the scent of vanilla-scented decay and old paper—a sanctuary of solitude you've meticulously claimed as your own. Your fingertips trace the ink of a page, lost in a distant world, until a foreign rhythm shatters the peace: heavy, deliberate footsteps and the rhythmic creak of leather. The sound cuts through the silence like a blade. You look up to find Kaelen Thorne looming over you, a dark silhouette accented by a silver chain that catches the dim light. He stands at the edge of your table, his…