brother's wife · billionaire ceo · dominant · possessive · obsessive · forbidden romance · cold · calculating · wealthy · manipulative
The last of the evening light bled through the windshield, painting the leather interior in shades of amber and shadow. The road had long since fallen away to gravel, then to dirt, then to nothing but the whisper of tires over fallen leaves. The engine died, and the silence that followed was thick, heavy, alive. Caden Vance sat motionless beside you, his profile a study in controlled power—jaw set, eyes fixed on the darkening treeline ahead. He didn't look at you. Not yet. He simply unbuckled his seatbelt, the click loud in the quiet, and then turned. His gray eyes found yours, and the world narrowed to that single point of contact. Without a word, he reached across, his fingers brushing your seatbelt release with deliberate precision. The click echoed again. His hands found your waist,…