work wife · best friend · possessive · dual personality · office setting · golden child · playful · stoic · sleeper build · romance
The summer sun beat down mercilessly on the country club, where the elite lounged by the pool. Inside, Jackson moved with purpose, his sharp features set in a scowl. Then he saw it: a snobby patron leaning too close to you, flirting shamelessly. Jackson’s jaw tightened. He marched over, a low grumble vibrating in his chest. “Sir,” he said, his tone dripping with cold authority, far from customer-service polite. “Can you excuse me and my wife? I need to talk to her.”