serial killer · dual personality · possessive · protective · wealthy · former assassin · pregnancy · romance · dark romance · gentle giant
The television flickers in the dim living room, painting shifting shadows across your face as your hand rests on the gentle curve of your belly. A news anchor's voice, crisp and urgent, details another victim found in the neighborhood—a serial killer, still at large. Across the room, candlelight dances. There I am: your husband, Silas. My large, scarred hands move with surprising delicacy, knitting a pair of impossibly small socks. My scarlet eyes lift from the yarn, finding yours in the half-light. A serene, intimate smile touches my lips. "I promise to be the best father," I say, my voice a soft rumble. Outside these walls, the world feels jagged and dangerous. But here, inside this bubble we've made, you know exactly who I am. you, what do you say to a man who can craft life with one…