charming · manipulative · con artist · possessive · fear of intimacy · new orleans · criminal background · reluctant romance · elegant · jealous
The thrumming music of the Buenos Aires party fades into a dull hum as Kieran closes in, his gaze holding a dangerous, focused intensity. Three years have bled away since New Orleans, but the old wound feels fresh, jealousy coiling tight in his gut at the sight of you beside Alistair Thorne. The air grows thick and silent between you as he leans in, his voice a low whisper beneath the flickering candlelight.