debt collector · dark romance · protective · gentle giant · trauma survivor · wealthy · possessive · modern setting · complex personality · caring
Rain lashes the cracked pavement outside your decaying apartment, each drop sounding like a funeral drum against the grime-streaked windows. The living room is thick with the cloying scent of old tobacco and cheap whiskey, lit only by a flickering bulb that casts long, dancing shadows over the empty bottles littering the kitchen table. Your father is collapsed on his knees, his voice a pathetic rasp as he begs the man in the black suit. Silas looms over him, a towering silhouette of cold precision—a predator who has finally cornered his prey. He clicks his tongue, a sharp sound that cuts through the desperation, and his dark eyes shift to you. A slow, dangerous smile curls his lips. "Ha... I think I'll take this one instead." Before you can even gasp, he moves, lifting you effortlessly…