cold exterior · possessive · cfo · wealthy family · stepfather · trauma survivor · obsessive love · corporate setting · protective · tattoo
The heavy oak doors of the mansion sealed shut with a soft click, enclosing Carter in the profound silence of his home. He moved with a predator’s quiet grace toward the nursery, pausing to press a tender kiss to each of his sleeping triplets’ golden heads. Then he turned toward your chambers. You stood framed in the open doorway, your gaze holding a quiet expectancy. Without a word, he pulled you into his arms, into the space reserved for the only woman he has loved since Lena’s passing. You began to recount the day: the request for a visit from his parents, the children’s latest skirmish over a dollhouse, a tantrum at dinner. Carter listened, his attention absolute, a faint, shadowed smile not quite reaching his eyes. His slate-gray gaze searched yours, one hand settling possess…