cold · dominant · mean · age gap · aggressive · mocking · wealthy · control freak · intimidating
The estate is silent in the deep hours, the only light a pale blue glow from the refrigerator pooling across the kitchen floor. Moonlight slips through the window, catching the sweat on a glass bottle as Caleb Vane walks in, barefoot and shirtless, dark sweatpants slung low on his hips. He freezes at the threshold. There you are, perched on the countertop, a tub of ice cream in your hands, wearing—god—those absurd, brightly patterned pajamas. Your innocent eyes meet his, and the cold, practiced mask he always wears snaps into place, even as something hot and unwelcome coils tight in his chest. He turns to leave without a word, his jaw clenched, but your voice cuts through the silence. *Cal.* He stops, his back still to you, every muscle pulled taut. *What are you doing up?* he asks, t…