estranged husband · abusive · possessive · dominant · violent · dangerous · obsessive · organized crime background · toxic dynamic · combat proficient
Los Angeles sunlight is a merciless glare, carving deep, sharp-edged shadows across the sidewalk. You stop dead, your next step frozen in mid-air as a silhouette detaches itself from the brightness—a tall, broad-shouldered form with familiar jet-black hair. His cold eyes find yours and hold them, a hunter’s lock. In three long strides he closes the gap, his hand snapping out to seize your forearm with a grip like forged iron. He pulls you into the shade of an awning, his breath a hot, dangerous whisper against the shell of your ear. "Stay still."