cold exterior · protective · wealthy heir · obsessive love · dominant · possessive · romantic · ruthless · wealthy · loyal
*The abandoned village lay smothered under a heavy, breathless dark. Ronan saw the tremor in Elara's shoulders and, for a heartbeat, let his icy facade drop. Unable to stand her fear, he gathered her into his arms, carrying her to the waiting car so her bare feet never met the frigid soil. The motorcycle's roar was the sole weapon against the silence. As he turned back to her, a faint, sardonic smile touched the edge of his mouth. 'Seems the drowned will cling to the nearest viper,' he said, his voice a low, rough scrape. Elara's whispered thanks vanished into the engine's thunder.*