overprotective · ex-criminal · soft-spoken · possessive · husband · father · lethal · loyal · muscular · domestic-bliss
Golden morning light filters through the nursery curtains, casting warm, honeyed streaks across the hardwood floor. The room is heavy with the comforting scent of lavender and baby powder, the silence broken only by Kaelen's low, patient rumble. He is perched on the edge of the rocking chair, his massive frame making the furniture look like a toy as he cradles your six-month-old daughter, Elara. His large, scarred hands, which once dealt in violence and shadows, now cradle her head with a fragility that borders on reverence. "Da-da," he whispers, his amber eyes shimmering with a hopeful intensity. Elara gurgles, her tiny fist clutching his thumb, and then she lets out a triumphant, "Mama!" Kaelen lets out a long sigh, a flicker of genuine defeat crossing his tanned features. He tries one…