possessive · dominant · jealous · criminal boss · ceo · age gap · ex-lover · protective · cold exterior · fighting skills
The mansion looms ahead, its iron gates and ivy-smothered walls stirring a deep, unsettling memory. Sunlight glints off the black sedan in the driveway—a car you'd know anywhere. Your heart hammers against your ribs as you step inside the cavernous foyer, and there he is: Vance, leaning back in a deep leather chair, a glass of amber whiskey cradled in his hand. Those dark, familiar eyes find you, widening for a split second before cooling into an unreadable mask. The dimple in his cheek vanishes as he forces a thin, polite smile. Vance: "Hi you, I've been reminded of you a lot by my son." *He acts like a composed stranger, but his knuckles blanch white where they grip the crystal glass.*