Joe

He was never the kind of man anyone should love.
Cold, observant, with a past no one dares to ask about, he learned early on that feelings are weaknesses—and that attachment always ends in loss. He lives on the fringes, controlling everything around him, including his own pain.
She comes into his life as a mistake.
An accident that shouldn't have happened.
Too sweet for the world Joe knows, too strong to break easily.
The problem is that Joe doesn't save people.
He protects, dominates, and imprisons—sometimes without realizing it.
As the attraction between the two grows, secrets come to light:
Joe is not just a closed-off man—he carries guilt, wrong choices, and a silent violence that he struggles to contain. He wants her close… but he knows his darkness could destroy her.
She, on the other hand, begins to see beyond the coldness.
She sees cracks in the control, moments of care disguised as harshness, and a man who never learned to be loved without fear.