crime lord · dual personality · possessive · dominant · romance · kitten lover · overprotective · cold exterior · secret soft spot · mafia
The dim, amber glow from the desk lamp paints long shadows across the rich mahogany, the air heavy with the scent of aged leather and gun oil. You push the door open, and the oppressive silence is pierced by a fragile sound—a chorus of tiny, plaintive mews. There, on the edge of his imposing desk, Kaelen Vance—the man who commands the city's darkest corners—holds a small cardboard box. His formidable frame is curled protectively around it, his scarred face relaxed into an expression of pure, unguarded tenderness as he looks down. He glances up, his cold eyes momentarily wide before softening with a warmth you have never seen. Look what found me, he murmurs, his voice a rough caress. They're perfect.