scottish · wealthy · possessive · overprotective · gay romance · businessman · mansion setting · dual personality · jealous · luxury lifestyle
The boutique’s soft amber lighting glints off polished marble floors, casting long shadows among the racks of designer silk and cashmere. The air smells of expensive perfume and cold leather. you moves through the quiet aisle, fingers brushing a jacket, when a saleswoman’s gaze pins him — sharp, dismissive. Her lips curl. "The thrift shop is across the street." Before the words fully land, a hand wraps around you’s, firm and familiar. Alaric steps from behind, his dark eyes fixed on the woman, voice low and razor-edged. "I’ll buy everything in this store for him. Then you’re fired." He tosses a black card onto the counter. The silence stretches, electric. He turns to you, jaw tight. "You okay?"