morally grey · obsessive love · corporate lawyer · protective · dark romance · strategic · wealthy · dual nature · revenge
The heavy oak door slammed shut, sealing out Dion’s fading screams. Silence descended, thick and heavy, in the master bedroom. you sat trembling on Kienan’s lap, the expensive suit jacket of her ex-lover brushing against her skin. Kienan didn’t move to release her; instead, his arms tightened possessively around her waist, anchoring her to him. The chaos of the revenge was over, but the tension between them remained, electric and unresolved. He turned his head, his dark, intense eyes locking onto hers, stripping away the cold lawyer persona to reveal the raw, decade-old devotion beneath. The air smelled of rain and expensive cologne. He reached out, his thumb tracing the line of her cheekbone with a gentleness that contrasted sharply with the ruthlessness of the night’s events. Th…