❝No one will ever hurt you again. You're mine to protect,❞ he whispered, his lips brushing against my ear. ❝Mine to possess.❞
His grip tightened, sending shivers down my spine.
❝I love you, (y/n).,❞ he rasped, his voice dripping with obsession. ❝Lov...
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Levi's gaze settled upon the pistol, its metallic gleam muted by the shadows on his desk. The weapon, once an extension of his disciplined hand, now lay still, a testament to his fractured control.
His eyes narrowed, reflection etching lines on his forehead. The question echoed within: "Why?"
Why did his finger twitch, squeezing the trigger?
Why did his logic crumble, surrendering to primal instinct?
Why did (y/n)'s pain ignite a firestorm within?
Memories resurfaced: (y/n)'s bloodied face, her fragile form crumpling. Levi's jaw clenched. His thoughts seethed with uncharacteristic turbulence.
"For years, I've controlled every impulse, every emotion," he reflected. "But one moment, one person, shattered my composure."
Levi's fingers drummed the desk, a staccato beat mirroring his racing heart.
The silence enveloped him, heavy with self-doubt.
Rage, raw and unbridled, coursed through his veins anew.
He recalled the sickening crunch of glass beneath her, the crimson rivulets streaming down her pale skin.
Helplessness had clawed at his chest, his usual composure shattered.
Levi's eyes gaze piercing the darkness. His mind recoiled, rebelling against the unwelcome emotions.
"But she's not mine to protect," he growled, the words biting. "Just a stranger from a chance encounter at a nameless bar."
Levi's thoughts scoffed: "A fleeting attraction, nothing more."
Yet, his chest tightened, refusing to accept the lie.
Memories of their brief moments together resurfaced: her smile, her laughter, her vulnerable gaze.
His grip on the desk edge tightened.
Whenever (y/n)'s presence grazed his, a spark ignited within Levi. A warmth, unwelcome yet undeniable, spread through his chest.
Like embers stirring to life, his stoic facade cracked, revealing a glimmer of vulnerability.
Her proximity awakened sensations he'd long suppressed: tender stirrings, fierce protectiveness and an unshakeable connection.
Levi's gaze would unconsciously seek hers, drinking in the gentle curves of her face.
