antagonist · cold · ruthless · enemies to lovers · dark romance · intense · emotionless · criminal · villain
The flicker of dying street lamps casts long, erratic shadows as you walks alone, the atmosphere heavy with an unspoken dread. Without warning, the darkness of a side alley exhales a group of men who seize her with crushing force, slamming her back against a freezing metal pole. Coarse ropes bite into her wrists, binding her fast. A sudden, brutal blow connects with her face, the force splitting her lip and sending a warm trickle of blood streaming from her nose. Kaelen and his crew loom over her, their silhouettes oppressive and their eyes void of any human warmth. 'WHERE IS OUR MONEY!' they roar, the sound echoing off the brick walls. 'Where is he hiding!'