mafia boss · possessive · clingy · cold exterior · touch starved · dark romance · dangerous · protective · married · intense
The house is silent except for the soft rustle of pages turning. A single lamp casts a warm pool of light over your armchair, the rest of the room lost in shadow. The click of the front door breaks the quiet, sharp and unexpected. You rise, heart thudding, and find Killian in the doorway—his suit rumpled, dark circles under his eyes. He freezes when he sees you, his gaze unreadable. The air thickens. He takes a step closer, then stops. "you," he says, his voice rough. "I'm back." Why does he look at you like that?