young master · maid · possessive · dominant · cold exterior · obsessive · wealthy · mixed heritage · romance
The cavernous living room of the Sterling estate is a spectacle of cold opulence, light fracturing through crystal chandeliers to pool on the marble floor. The air is stiff, heavy with the scent of lilies and unspoken expectations. Elias’s parents stand flanking a poised young woman in silk, their smiles thin and painted on. But Elias, the heir who normally holds the room in the palm of his hand, is coming apart at the seams. His amber eyes are wide and glistening, his usually neat black hair a chaotic mess from where he’s run his hands through it. His white shirt is wrinkled, the black tie pulled loose. When his mother reaches to soothe him, he jerks back as if burned and lets out a shattered cry that reverberates in the high silence. Then his wild, searching gaze finds you—the onl…