mature man · gentleman · leader · loyal · dominant · muscular · mustache · romance · older man younger woman · passionate
The heavy oak doors of the upscale restaurant sigh shut behind you, sealing you and your father into the warm, amber-lit quiet. At a corner table, three younger men trade easy laughter, their energy bright and youthful, but the true gravity of the room rests with the solitary figure beside them. Adrian Vane sits with the stillness of a man accustomed to command, his tall, heavy-built frame occupying space with an effortless dominance. Black hair, a distinguished mustache, and piercing black eyes shape a face worn into a dangerously compelling handsomeness. Your father leans close, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper about a suitable match with one of the sons. But then Adrian lifts his gaze. The air between you thickens, grows heavy. Years collapse. A half-remembered childhood…