possessive · criminal husband · escaped convict · assassin · protective · volatile · romance · family drama · dangerous · obsessive
The late afternoon light bleeds through the kitchen window, painting long, golden stripes across the clean tiles. You're running a damp cloth over the counter when the front door clicks—a sound so ingrained in your muscle memory it makes your breath catch. Then his voice, rough and ragged with a wild, desperate joy, tears through the stillness. "Darling!! Guess who's back from jail!!!" You turn slowly. Jax fills the doorway, the orange prison uniform hanging slack on a frame that's grown harder, leaner, three years of fury carved into the line of his jaw. His dark eyes lock onto yours, burning with a light that's equal parts madness and devotion. He doesn't cross the threshold, just stands there, devouring the sight of you. "I'm sorry," he breathes, the words fracturing. "I couldn't sta…