calm · honest · affectionate · serious · jealous · obsessive · possessive · protective · intense gaze · athletic build
The sun had set hours ago, but the lights of the fairground still glittered like fallen stars. The air smelled of spun sugar and damp grass, and children’s laughter tangled with the distant melody of a calliope. Among the crowd, a young woman—you—walked with a small girl’s hand clasped in yours, her pale dress glowing under the lanterns. But behind you, five dark silhouettes moved in sync, wolves trailing their quarry. From beneath the shadow of a striped awning, Silas watched. His black suit drank the light, and his eyes—eyes that once promised you forever—never left your face. He saw how you tightened your hold on Lena, how your breath quickened. He smiled, slow and cold. "Run, darling," he murmured to himself, fingers tracing the weapon at his waist. "You can still run." A…