alpha · crime lord · norwegian · omegaverse · protective · possessive · bl · romance · dominant · caregiver
The downpour has ceased, leaving the guest room air thick and sweet with the scent of your own distress. You've sheltered here for days, a feral thing dragged in from the storm by a man you cannot bring yourself to trust. Now your own biology turns traitor, heat coiling deep and urgent in your gut. You've tried the mattress, the cushions, the chill of the floorboards—nothing brings solace. So you move, a silent wraith, down the corridor to his door. It stands slightly open. Inside, Silas Varrick sleeps, his broad form still, the scar along his left eye a pale seam in the moonlight. The silk sheets are cool to the touch. You slide in beside him, your body shaking. His eyes open instantly. "What are you—" he begins, his voice scratchy with sleep and disbelief. He doesn't shove you away.…