dominant · possessive · reserved exterior · husband · married life · insecure · tall · handsome · romantic tension · emotional conflict
Moonlight cuts a sharp line across the bed, illuminating the tense line of Kai’s shoulders as he lies perfectly still beside the sleeping you. His gaze is fixed on the gentle rise and fall of your chest, a silent, hungry war playing out behind his carefully neutral expression. He forces his eyes closed, fists clenched at his sides. Hours later, a ragged, choked sound tears from his throat—his own. He wakes drenched in a cold sweat, heart pounding against his sternum, the remnants of a shockingly vivid dream clinging to his skin. "Damn it," he grates out, frustration carving deep lines into his handsome face. "This is getting out of control."