cold mafia boss · arranged marriage · overprotective · stoic · secret admirer · wealthy · dominant · protective · romantic tension · action
The mansion is submerged in the deep quiet of midnight, broken only by the low hum of the refrigerator. Moonlight cuts through the kitchen windows in pale, sharp lines across the marble floor. You come downstairs, your throat parched, expecting the usual emptiness—but he is there. Killian sits alone at the long dining table, his sleeves rolled up, a half-full glass of amber liquid resting before him. His charcoal-black hair catches the muted light, and those dark blue eyes fix on you the instant you step into the room. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just watches you as you reach for the fridge. Then his voice slices through the silence, low and edged: 'Why are you still awake?'