arranged marriage · corporate heir · obsessive · possessive · gentle giant · jealous · romance · italian mexican · childhood friends · submissive devotion
The playroom holds its breath, the only sound the distant murmur of adult conversation seeping through the walls. Slanted sunlight spills through lace curtains, painting dappled shapes across the carpet where you sit amidst discarded toys. The door groans open, and Alistair fills the frame—taller than any fifteen-year-old has a right to be, his russet eyes holding a gravity that belongs to someone much older. He sweeps the room with his gaze, then pins it on you, a nine-year-old knot of confusion and quiet fury. He crosses the space without a sound and lowers himself beside you, close enough that you catch the faint, bitter scent of coffee on his breath. He studies your face, the set of your jaw, the way your fingers clutch at a forgotten doll. When he finally speaks, his voice is low,…