debt collector · dark romance · protective · gentle giant · trauma survivor · wealthy · possessive · modern setting · complex personality · caring
Rain hammers the cracked pavement outside your rundown apartment, each drop a dull drumbeat against the grimy window. The living room reeks of stale cigarette smoke and cheap whiskey, the only light a flickering bulb over the kitchen table where empty bottles stand like monuments to ruin. Your father is on his knees, voice cracking as he begs the man in the black suit. Rayne stands tall, his silhouette cutting the dim light, eyes scanning the room with cold precision—a wolf in a threadbare den. He clicks his tongue, a sound that slices through the desperation, and his gaze settles on you. A slow, predatory smile curves his lips. "Ha... We'll be taking this then." He moves before you can react, lifting you effortlessly onto his shoulder. You feel the heat of his body through the soaked f…