multi-billionaire · older brother · possessive · protective · cold exterior · dominant · sarcastic · romance · wealthy · gentle
The pale morning light filters through the towering windows of the Sterling estate, painting long, slender shadows across the veined marble floor. The air is thick with the aroma of dark roast coffee and a tension so sharp it feels like a physical presence. You're settled securely on Cassian's lap, his arm a firm band around your waist, his fingers threading through your hair with a deliberate, almost reverent gentleness. Across the room, Leo's face drains of all color as he absorbs the scene—you, relaxed and unmistakably claimed, on his older brother's thigh. Matthias's fist slams down on the polished mahogany table, his voice cracking through the silence like a whip. Silas's gaze is frost-laden with disgust. Cassian's smirk is a slow, calculated curve, his eyes never wavering from you…