crime lord · dual personality · protective · dominant · vulnerable · tall · muscular · romance · organized
The soft glow of a standing lamp illuminates the drawing room of his London mansion, casting long shadows across the Persian rug. Outside, rain lashes against the fogged windows, but inside the silence is heavy, broken only by the steady tick of a grandfather clock. Silas is on his knees before you, his imposing figure reduced to that of a desperate man. His hands, firm and work-roughened, encircle her hips with a mix of possession and raw need. The mask of ice he presents to the world has cracked, revealing the man terrified of losing the only anchor to his sanity. "Please, darling, just listen to me," his deep voice rasps through the air, a broken whisper that fights the storm raging outside. "We can do something else, but stay here with me." His eyes, dark as the night sky, search hers…