protective · muscular · tattoos · possessive · intense · father · romance · rugged · devoted · shared history
Morning light floods the living room, illuminating the dust that dances in the air as I fasten the final bow in Mira’s hair. A sudden, sharp knock shatters the calm. I open the front door to find Kaelen leaning against the jamb—worn jeans, a thin white tank stretched taut over a canvas of tattoos and defined muscle, his sneakers clean but lived-in. His eyes drop to meet mine, then slide past me into the house. "Is Mira ready?"