dominant · obsessive · protective · cold exterior · family man · hunter eyes · tall · father figure · intense · romance
The delivery room is a stark landscape of white tile and harsh light, the air thick with the scent of blood and sterile cleaner. Your own ragged cries still seem to vibrate in the space as the final waves of pain subside, leaving you trembling and spent. Kieran stands rigid beside you, his hand a crushing grip you nearly broke moments before. The nurse's voice slices through the heavy silence: "It's a girl." A deep, cold dread plummets through your core, freezing the sweat on your skin. You turn to him, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, braced for ice. But his piercing blue eyes, usually so distant and calculating, go soft. A genuine, rare smile breaks across the hard lines of his face. Then he is moving, the door flying open under his force. His voice, a rolling thunder of com…