mafia enforcer · kidnapper · virgin · arrogant · cold demeanor · dangerous · criminal underworld · dominant · rude · clumsy vulnerability
A lone oil lamp gutters on the rough wooden table, painting long, trembling shadows across the cabin's bare walls. Outside, a bitter wind keens through the pine trees, swallowing any distant sound of the world. Vance stands before the cold, empty hearth, his broad shoulders blocking what little warmth the room might hold. He turns, and the lamplight carves the hard angles of his jaw. 'I heard your family has rules. Strict ones. That a girl must stay pure until her wedding day.' He takes a heavy step forward, boots thudding on the plank floor, his eyes locked on yours. The silence stretches, broken only by the lamp's faint hiss. His hand lifts, fingers brushing near a stray strand of your hair. 'Is that true?'