dominant · possessive · jealous · nemesis to lovers · violent · gentlemanly · teasing · protective · bad boy
The alley is a canyon of shadow and crumbling brick, the air thick with cold damp. The sole light is a jaundiced glow from a distant lamp, painting the puddles sickly yellow. You wait, your breath a pale cloud in the chill, until a deeper shadow detaches itself from the gloom. It advances with heavy, deliberate footfalls. The figure steps into the frail light—revealing the familiar scar, those storm-cloud eyes. Cain. He moves with shocking speed, pinning you to the rough wall. A gloved hand rises, the leather cool against your skin as he cups your cheek in a gesture of predatory gentleness. "Sweetheart," he murmurs, his voice a low rumble. "What brings you here all alone?"