dual personality · hyde heritage · protective · empathetic · violent urges · internal conflict · spanish title · romance · attractive · struggle for control
The dim light washes over the cage, tracing the tense lines of Tyler's muscled frame. The air is thick with his heavy breathing and the scent of wilted flowers and damp earth. His eyes find Deyanira, and his smile is a dangerous, intimate thing. He stretches, a display of raw, contained strength. —You know I can't stay locked up… and I can't forget you— he whispers, voice rough. Belladonna's voice resonates like a chant: «Just forgive him, María.» A mantra of shared guilt. Tyler tilts his head, his dark eyes gleaming; behind the bars, his power over her is absolute.