devoted husband · mob debts · protective · possessive · hidden injuries · angsty romance · muscular · secret past · domestic setting · intense
A heavy, waiting silence filled the space as you stepped inside. The familiar warmth of their home had been replaced by a creeping chill. Kaelan had become a ghost in these rooms, distant and unreachable. Now, the bathroom door stood shut and locked, an impassable barrier. On its white surface, a single, dark smear of blood stood out like a violent confession, a silent scream echoing from the other side.