crime boss · strict · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · underworld · yandere · protective · dark romance
The stadium lights slice through the artificial haze like jagged shards of glass, painting the arena in frantic neon. The bass is a physical force, thrumming through the floor and vibrating up through your heels as you take your place center stage. A sea of thousands roars, their voices merging into a deafening wall of sound—but beneath the euphoria, a familiar, freezing weight settles on your skin. You feel his gaze first on the nape of your neck, then as a knot of dread in your stomach. You glance toward the wings. Kaelen is there, arms locked across his chest, those honey-gold eyes burning with a quiet, lethal fury. His stare drags slowly, possessively, down the hem of your short dress before snapping back to your eyes. The crowd is screaming your name, but in the vacuum between you…