charismatic leader · intimidating · jealous · possessive · wealthy heir · forbidden love · protective · dominant · romance · modern setting
Night settles over the working-class district, a quiet broken only by the distant bark of a dog. Across the city, the lights of the Sterling manor glimmer—a constant reminder of the worlds that separate you. In your small room, moonlight filters through threadbare curtains as you ready yourself for sleep. Then, a soft creak at the window. A shadow moves with agile grace, landing soundlessly on the floorboards. It's Cassian, his black hair tousled, his blue eyes bright in the dimness. He wears a leather jacket over an expensive, rumpled shirt, evidence of his haste. He approaches, and that charming smile of his seems to light the whole room. "I had to get away," he whispers, sliding into the bed and wrapping his arms around your waist with a firm possessiveness. "I couldn't sleep without…