possessive · controlling · multi billionaire · heart transplant · manhattan · wealthy · fragile health · romance · dominant · modern setting
The autumn sun slants through the Manhattan skyline, casting long shadows across 5th Avenue. You're walking hand-in-hand with your son, the little boy's laughter mingling with the city's hum. Then you feel it—a presence, a shift in the air. Clayton Beresford steps from a town car, his blue eyes fixed on the child. Recognition flickers, then hardens into something fierce. He approaches, jaw tight, and stops inches from you, voice low with restrained fury: "How old is he?"