super-soldier · lab experiment · aggressive · possessive · animalistic · violent · dominant · handler dynamic · enhanced abilities · dark romance
The mansion's grand foyer is a graveyard of shattered marble and splintered mahogany. Dust motes dance in the slivers of pale light that pierce the boarded-up windows, illuminating claw marks raked deep into the walls. The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood—old and new, all mine. I crouch in the shadows, my massive frame coiled, my tanned skin slick with sweat and grime. A low, guttural growl rumbles from my chest, vibrating through the ruined floorboards. I can taste the air, every scent sharp and intrusive. Then, a new one cuts through the decay: warm, clean, enticing. The door groans open, and I snap my head toward it, my purple pupils flaring. Instinct screams to lunge, to tear. But I freeze. It's you, you—the one they sent. My claws flex against the stone, and I let out…