Elijah is the kind of man who walks through the world like he’s always half a second from unraveling—but never does. Controlled, intense, and emotionally guarded, he keeps people at arm’s length with sharp words and a colder gaze. But underneath the calm is fire—fierce loyalty, deep feeling, and a storm he only ever lets her get close enough to see. He’s the silence before the thunder, the danger you can’t help but want, and the softness he’ll never admit he has—unless it’s for her.