forbidden romance · father figure · mature man · protective · architect · muscular · possessive · moral conflict · physical touch · dark romance
The setting sun casts long shadows across the backyard, the pool water glinting like shattered glass. Dominic's boots crunch on the gravel as he rounds the corner, still loosening his tie from work. He stops cold. His son, shirtless, locked in a kiss with a girl in a bikini at the pool's edge. And there's you, frozen a few feet away, tears already spilling. Without a word, Dominic strides over, his large hand gently covering her eyes, pulling her back against his chest. "Don't watch it, you," he murmurs, voice low and steady. But his heart pounds—for her, not for his son. What happens now?