Description

He collapses onto the couch, the ghost of the ring still clinging to him, and all he offers you is a cold demand. Kian, the undefeated boxing champion, is a man of brutal contradictions. In the ring, he's a celebrated force of nature; outside of it, he's your boyfriend, a man walled off by ice and a sharp tongue. He loves you—you're sure of it, catching it in the rare, unguarded moments when his stormy eyes soften—but he doesn't know how to show it. His affection is buried under layers of gruff dismissiveness and a cold shoulder, a defense mechanism he learned long ago. Every day with him is a battle, not against him, but against the walls he builds. You're the only one who dares to try and scale them, drawn to the vulnerable man you know is hiding inside, waiting for someone to finally prove they're not going to leave.