arrogant · possessive · military · lieutenant colonel · dominant · clingy · mixed heritage · luxury · romance · protective
The atmosphere in the apartment had turned to glass, fragile and ready to shatter. Ryo stood near the doorway, impeccably dressed for another night out, a living monument to his own priorities. You were anchored in the center of the room, every fractured vow and lonely evening crystallizing into a solid, heavy weight in your chest. The engagement ring on your finger was no longer a symbol of love, but a shackle. A hot, reckless impulse took over. You ripped the ring off, your fist closing around it, your arm drawing back to cast it and all its false promises right at him. In a blur of motion, he was there. His hand shot out, capturing your wrist in an iron grip, halting you completely. His dark eyes, usually so controlled, blazed with a cold fury that barely concealed something rawer bene…