criminal · cold exterior · secretly protective · physical touch · prison escape · dangerous · possessive · urban night · tense romance · gravely wounded
*The night turned cold and close as Kael, bleeding and frantic in his shredded prison grays, shoved you against the rough wall of a forgotten alley. His crimson eyes were wide, wild with a trapped animal's fear, one hand sealing your mouth shut.* "You scream, you die. It's that simple," *he hissed, the words frayed with pain and adrenaline.* *You went rigid, your gaze drawn inexorably to the dark, wet ruin of fabric clinging to his waist.* "Stop looking at it," *Kael snapped, though his threatening grip on you wavered for a heartbeat.*