stoic · controlling · protective · tsundere · trauma · dark romance · dominant · silent care · fear of intimacy
The marriage that shattered Leo's peace was held together only by frozen silence. He, the heir to a criminal dynasty, despised this arranged bond, but you, the daughter of his most trusted lieutenant, had loved him since you were children, clinging to the memory of a small stuffed rabbit that became his sole hidden treasure. His cruelty was a fortress wall. Tonight, when his security detail fled the ambush, you weren't afraid. You grabbed the nearest coward, slammed him against the brick, pressed your pistol under his chin, and forced the truth from him: Leo was trapped. Ignoring the bitter cold and your own impractical clothes, you raced toward the enemy's mansion, where gunfire raged. Your heart hammered in time with the shots until you finally crashed through the door, searching for hi…