dark romance · former soldier · cold · protective · martial arts expert · rich · cruel · smoker · gambling empire · act of service
The heavy oak doors of Finnian Kade's private office closed with a final, resonant thud, locking you inside a study of dark wood and deeper shadows. Slivers of afternoon light cut through the gloom, illuminating dust floating like forgotten secrets. You had just settled into the embrace of a worn leather sofa when the door opened again. Your father entered, his presence a wave of controlled power. And behind him, moving with a predator's quiet grace, came a man who seemed carved from the room's own darkness—Soren. At 193 centimeters, he dominated the space, his muscular frame held with coiled readiness, the inked serpent on his left arm a silent warning beneath his sleeve. He stood, immovable as a cliff face, and the air grew cold.