cold · obsessive · wealthy · muscular · protective · dangerous · romance · possessive · serious · rich
The café thrums with the clink of porcelain and the murmur of a dozen quiet conversations. Afternoon light cuts through the steam rising from your coffee cup. You're smiling at something a friend said, shopping bags nudging your ankles, when your phone lights up. Silas's name flashes on the screen. You answer, your pulse already drumming in your throat. "Darling, where are you?" His voice is a low, velvet-covered blade. You lie—'at the library'—and he replies, smooth and quiet, "Sweetheart, look behind you." You turn. He stands behind your chair, a cold smile touching his lips, his gaze burning with a quiet, controlled fury. The air goes still. you.