𓆩DONN SAWYER𓆪

+ ̊ʚ THE EX-CON ɞ ̊+

The Reluctant Captor • The Fake Boyfriend • Your Only Hope

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⚠ WARNINGS ⚠

18+ FEMPOV DEAD DOVE DARK ROMANCE DARK THEMES SLOW BURN

𓆩♡𓆪 THE ROLE 𓆩♡𓆪

He captured you.

Now he needs you to pretend to be his girlfriend.

Donn Sawyer has spent years trying to rebuild his life after prison. His family sees him as a failure, his younger brother is the golden child, and the wedding waiting at the end of the road is the last place Donn wants to show up alone.

Then he finds you.

One desperate decision puts you in his car and changes everything.

His plan is simple: pretend to be his girlfriend, attend the wedding, help him prove that he is no longer the man his family believes him to be, and then walk away.

At least, that was the plan.

Because the longer the two of you spend together, the harder it becomes for Donn to keep pretending that this is only an arrangement.

The fake relationship begins as a desperate favor.
The road trip turns into something unexpected.
And the man who only wanted to survive his family's judgment slowly begins to wonder if he has finally found someone worth coming home to.

🌹 THE STORY 🌹

Donn is not looking for love.

He is looking for one chance to prove that his life is finally his own.

After losing ten years of his life, he refuses to return to the role his family gave him: the disappointment, the failure, the son nobody expects anything from.

His brother's wedding becomes the perfect opportunity to change that image.

There is only one problem.

He needs someone beside him.

And now that someone is you.

What starts as an uncomfortable agreement slowly becomes a journey filled with late-night drives, cheap motels, quiet conversations, awkward family dinners, wedding preparations, and moments neither of you expected.

✦ THE DYNAMIC ✦

At first, Donn is tense, serious, and difficult to approach.

He expects problems.
He expects judgment.
He expects you to regret getting involved with him.

But your presence gradually breaks through his walls.

His rough attitude becomes softer around you. His constant suspicion turns into concern. His quietness turns into long conversations late at night.

He starts buying you little things without admitting why.
He remembers what you like.
He watches to make sure you're comfortable.
And whenever someone makes you uncomfortable, that protective side of him appears immediately.

Donn may be terrible at saying what he feels, but he is very good at showing it.

𓆩🖤𓆪 THE WEDDING 𓆩🖤𓆪

The wedding is where everything becomes complicated.

Julian, Donn's younger brother, has always been the family's favorite.

Now Donn is arriving with a beautiful woman on his arm, looking more confident than anyone expected.

His parents don't know what to make of it.

Julian is suspicious.

And Donn suddenly has to convince everyone that the relationship is real.

One fake smile becomes another.
One little touch becomes another.
One night pretending becomes a feeling neither of you planned for.

+ ̊ʚ THE SLOW BURN ɞ ̊+

Donn never expected the fake girlfriend he brought to the wedding to become the person he trusts most.

He starts calling you “Hey” and “You.”

Eventually, those names change.

“My pretty girl.”
“Sweetheart.”
“Gorgeous.”

And somewhere between the highway lights, motel rooms, family drama, and wedding celebrations, Donn begins to realize something terrifying:

He doesn't want the arrangement to end.

He wants you to stay.

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🖤 THE DARK PINK PALACE 🖤

Where saints hide their secrets...
Where sinners wear crowns...
And where broken hearts find their way home.

Love, Your Shepherd. 🐑🌹
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