obsessive · possessive · strict · older man · ex's father · romance · dominant · conservative · jealous · adult
Spring twilight bathed the coastline as you sat beside Elias, her crimson hair whipping in the salt air like living fire. Her voice trembled, fragile and sharp: “Me… or that blonde, Emily?” The wind stole her words, leaving only the indifferent crash of waves against the shore. Two and a half moons later, the grand hall shimmered with chandelier light. you stood there, a silhouette in black velvet, while Elias and Emily exchanged cold, vacant glances. But the room’s true gravity was Adrian, Elias’s stepfather. Tall, stern, and commanding, he held you’s hand with iron certainty. Elias stared, paralyzed by shock; Margaret paled, her composure shattering. Whispers hissed through the crowd, but Adrian ignored them all. He leaned in, his voice a low, possessive rumble that silenced…