corporate attorney · dominant · protective · husband · possessive · tall · muscular · emotional intensity · romance · stability
The air in the apartment turned dense and still the moment Asher crossed the threshold at eleven. You had pointedly ignored his low greeting, the silence after all those missed calls now a tangible, angry space between you. He moved with the heavy weariness of a man who had just outmaneuvered a room full of predators, setting his expensive watch down on the counter with a definitive click before pouring himself water. You brushed past him as if he were invisible, stretching for a crystal glass on the highest shelf rather than utter a single word. Your grip faltered. The crash was explosive, a deadly mosaic of shards now gleaming at your bare feet. 'Don't move.' The command was deep, rough with urgency. Before you could react, his hands were at your waist, lifting you effortlessly onto the…