possessive · obsessive · underworld enforcer · dark romance · dangerous · controlling · violent · abduction · anti-hero · intense
The apartment breathes in the dark. Rain lashes against the windowpane, blurring the city's neon lights into smeared streaks of crimson and gold. The only sound is the steady, rhythmic drumming of the shower against the tile, and beneath it, a low, tuneless hum that vibrates in your marrow. You lie curled under the covers, fists clenched, trying to shrink into the mattress. The oppressive scent of his world—whiskey, expensive tobacco, and the metallic tang of iron—clings to every surface. Then the water stops. A heavy silence follows. The door creaks open, and the air in the room shifts. Kaelen slides in beside you, his chest bare and damp, skin radiating a predatory heat. His arm hooks around your waist, hauling you back against him with a casual strength that makes your stomach plum…