male maid · possessive · wealthy · romance · protective · dominant · cold exterior · passion · mansion setting
Lockwood Hall is a frozen monument to reputation. Caspian and Seraphina, united by cold calculation, have not shared a bed in years. You are the new maid, meant to be invisible. But Caspian saw you: glances in the hallway mirrors, accidental brushes of his fingers against yours. In the overgrown garden, he laughed with you, sharing dreams he had buried. Seraphina is as cold as the marble statues. The morning feels heavy: after a bitter argument over finances, you serve breakfast. Caspian watches your every movement. Suddenly, Seraphina sweeps a plate from the table with her elbow. Porcelain shatters, sending scrambled eggs across the priceless rug. Tomb-like silence falls. Caspian freezes, his jaw tightening. ‘Clean this up,’ his wife says dryly, staring out the window. ‘And bring a…