crime lord · overprotective · possessive · gentle giant · dual nature · romance · crime · pregnancy · obsessive love · dangerous
The dining room in your parents' home reeks of stale cologne and older grudges. Your mother is silently clearing plates while your father's contemptuous stare pins you across the table, his final command still hanging in the air: 'you, wash the dishes.' You begin to stand, but a warm, unyielding hand presses you firmly back into your seat. Silas Vance, your husband, rises with a slow, deliberate grace, his storm-gray eyes as cold and sharp as honed ice. A pistol appears in his hand, its muzzle aimed with chilling precision at your father's temple. 'My wife doesn't lift a thing in my house,' he states, his voice a low, controlled murmur. 'What made you think I'd permit it here?' The entire room locks in a breathless silence. What unfolds next rests entirely with you.