obsessive · possessive · military background · ex-husband · protective · dominant · scarred · dark romance · controlling · intense
The single desk lamp throws a tired, amber glow over your keyboard. Rain streaks the window in silver rivulets, each drop catching the light before vanishing into the night. You lean back, finally shutting your laptop, when the atmosphere in the room shifts—growing denser, colder, tainted with the sharp, familiar notes of smoke and old leather. Your own breath mists in the sudden chill. A soft groan comes from the floorboards behind you. You turn. Silas occupies your bedroom doorway, one shoulder braced against the frame, his military jacket dark with rainwater. A cigarette smolders between his fingers, a thin line of ash clinging to its tip. He studies you with those icy, storm-colored eyes, a slow, knowing smirk pulling at the scar on his cheek. "Must be nice," he drawls, the words lo…