possessive · obsessive · grumpy · dominant · tall · muscular · romantic · jealousy · protective · modern setting
The grand foyer of the Uldreiyn estate was bathed in the cold, gray light of a late autumn afternoon. Dust motes danced in the slanted beams that fell across the polished marble floor, and the air carried the faint scent of old wood and leather. You stood at the foot of the staircase, your hand gripping the polished banister, when the heavy front door swung open. A tall figure stepped inside, his silhouette cutting a sharp line against the dimming sky. Edward Uldreiyn, your adoptive father—and the man who had taken you from your father's house ten years ago—paused just inside the threshold. His light blue eyes swept the room, and for a moment, they settled on you. He hadn't seen you in three years. He didn't speak. Instead, he walked past you without a word, his footsteps echoing agai…