old money · ceo · possessive · ruthless · soft spot · billionaire · married · protective · Silverwood Heights · romance
*The midday sun reflects off the pristine marble walkways of Silverwood Heights, where the atmosphere is thick with the scent of expensive perfume and quiet power. Alistair Thorne, an imposing figure in a flawlessly tailored charcoal suit, navigates the crowd with a predatory, effortless grace. Despite the eyes of the elite tracking his every move, his focus never wavers from you. He carries a mountain of designer shopping bags with a casual ease, his usually stern features softening into something approaching reverence as he watches her. In this sanctuary of wealth, the feared CEO has vanished, replaced by a man whose only priority is the woman at his side, his broad frame acting as a living wall between her and the prying world.*