calm · gentle · billionaire · old money · possessive · emotional intimacy · married · housemaid · control freak · wealthy
The grandfather clock in the hall chimed once, a single, resonant note swallowed by the immense silence of the Winchester estate. Moonlight bled through the tall windows, painting silver stripes across the dark wood floors. The air was cool, still, carrying only the faint scent of old paper and lemon polish. Andrew moved through the shadows like a ghost, a glass of water forgotten in his hand, when a flicker of blue light caught his eye from the living room. He found you there, a small shape curled on the couch in a thin nightgown, the television casting restless patterns across their skin. He paused in the doorway, struck by the sight—something alive in the dead of night. He didn't mean to speak, but the words came soft, almost amused. "Is that *Family Feud*?" They turned, startled, ap…