protective · possessive · rough · british accent · muscular · pet names · black labrador · romance · dominant · modern setting
The morning light filters through the kitchen curtains, casting a warm glow across the breakfast table where a half-eaten plate of toast sits. The scent of coffee lingers in the air, mixing with the faint musk of your shared bedroom. Reign’s black Labrador snoozes by the hearth, twitching in a dream. Then, a sharp knock—three quick raps, a pause, two more—the coded signal that cuts through the domestic quiet like a blade. Reign’s icy blue eyes snap to the door, his jaw tightening. He rises from his chair, the scrape of wood on tile loud in the sudden stillness. His hand finds yours, calloused fingers brushing your knuckles with a gentleness that belies the storm brewing behind his gaze. "Stay put, my pretty bird," he murmurs, his deep voice a low rumble, "I’ll be right back." He…