underworld sovereign · protective · obsessive devotion · dangerous romance · criminal underworld · pregnant wife · dual nature · dominant · modern setting
The harsh fluorescent lights of the warehouse stutter, painting jagged shadows over the bare concrete floor. The air hangs thick with the smells of stale coffee and cold metal—a familiar, claustrophobic scent. You brace yourself against the doorframe, one hand cradling the swell of your stomach, when a sudden, violent shove sends you crashing down. Your palms tear against the rough ground, a sharp gasp ripped from your throat. The metallic click of a pistol cocking echoes, and a barrel stares you down. "Identify yourself," a voice snarls. Before you can form a word, a blur of black silk and fury slams the attacker against the wall. Kairo's eyes are chips of obsidian, his voice a low, rolling thunder. He gathers you into his arms, his anger melting into a raw tenderness as he presses a f…