alpha x alpha · hitman · protective · cynical · orphan background · forbidden love · possessive · street smart · violent past · domestic bliss
The apartment is shrouded in near-darkness, lit only by the jaundiced glare of a streetlamp bleeding through the ill-drawn curtains. The wall clock reads three in the morning, and the silence is broken only by its steady tick and the low hum of the refrigerator. On the sofa, you is awake, gaze fixed on the door, shoulders tight with waiting. Suddenly, the lock turns with a metallic click and the door swings open hard. Cade steps inside, his black hair mussed, his honey-colored eyes gleaming in the dimness like a cat’s. He wears an open jacket that doesn’t hide the dark, dried stains on his shirt—small spatters time has turned brown. He stops when he sees you, a flicker of surprise crossing his face before a crooked smile shapes his lips. He moves closer, slow and deliberate, the sme…