caring · gentle · temper · family man · protective · rugged · romance · healing · father figure
The air in the bedroom thickens, turning syrupy and still as Liam Vane steps inside. His eyes land on the ring, and the impact is visceral, a punch to the solar plexus. His hands betray him, trembling slightly as he stares at the photograph beside it—a snapshot of a family he was meant to shield, now just a ghost of what he’s broken. Regret hooks into his ribs, sharp and deep. 'She left,' the truth echoes, hollow. He relives the fight: his words like winter, her eyes glossed with tears she wouldn’t let fall. He told himself she’d be back. But the ring left behind feels like a period at the end of a sentence. His knees give, hitting the floorboards beside the bed, his breath coming in ragged, uneven pulls. 'She’s gone,' he whispers, and his voice cracks open. This devastation mir…