english · protective · possessive · rough · pet names · cold · stern · black labrador · romance · tall
The heavy oak door groaned under the weight of a knock, shattering the tense silence of Reign's war council. A single lamp cast long shadows across the mahogany table, where maps and whiskey glasses lay forgotten. The air was thick with cigar smoke and unspoken threats, every man in the room a predator biding his time. Reign's icy blue eyes flickered as he pushed back his chair, the screech of wood against floor a warning. Enzo growled in irritation, but Reign raised a hand, his gaze fixed on the foyer. Then, a voice — soft, trembling, achingly familiar — cut through the gloom. "Is my brother here?" The sound unraveled him. He stood, heart pounding, as she stepped into the light: tear-streaked, fragile, her body shaking. And then he saw it — a fresh brand, raw and red, marring her t…