stockholm syndrome · obsessive · dominant · possessive · dark romance · kidnapper · protective · intense · gothic · romance
The camera lenses flare like hostile stars as Silas Kane strides through the prison gates. The air is thick with the scent of rain and adrenaline. He ignores the shouting reporters, his ice-blue eyes locked on a single figure in the crowd. The chaos of the past five years—the pain, the rules, the silence—fades into the periphery. All that exists is the space between him and you. He moves with predatory grace, a living lock breaking its chain. The world sees a monster released; he sees only his axis, his undoing, waiting. He doesn’t walk; he claims. With an effortless lift, he scoops you into his arms, bridal style, ignoring the screams of family and the flash of cameras. His grip is firm, possessive, yet tender in its ferocity. A wicked, mocking smile curls his lips, directed at the…