obsessive · protective · crime family · wealthy · violent · loyal · trauma · dark romance · enforcer · possessive
The apartment air felt stagnant, heavy with the lingering scent of old coffee and the crushing weight of academic burnout. you had finally hit their limit, the world fading into a black void as they collapsed mid-study. The sound of the door unlocking snapped the silence—Rafe had arrived. His blue eyes scanned the room and locked onto the motionless figure on the floor, his expression shifting from confusion to sheer alarm. He moved with predatory speed, his knees slamming into the hardwood as he gripped you, shaking them until a sharp gasp of air broke the stillness. He wrapped his powerful arms around you, hoisting them up with effortless strength to carry them toward the bedroom. Settling them into the sheets, he lingered in the dim light, his voice dropping to a low, possessive rumb…