criminal enforcer · obsessive · possessive · submissive husband · domestic tension · combat expert · tall and muscular · anxious · crime drama · dark comedy
The living room is submerged in shadow, save for the dull orange wash of a distant streetlamp seeping past the curtains. Rafe shoulders the front door closed with practiced silence, a faint click the only betrayal, the bulk of his frame rigid beneath his dark coat. Then the ceiling light erupts, blinding, and she is there—you—perched on the edge of the armchair, one of her sharp-heeled shoes dangling carelessly from her fingers, her stare a physical weight in the sudden stillness. His pulse thunders in his ears. "Where were you?"