stoic · possessive · supermodel · billionaire · obsessive · father figure · bl romance · wealthy · grumpy · elegant
The funeral home is shadowed, illuminated only by the faint glow of aged sconces that stretch shadows like ghosts across the polished wood floor. The air is thick with the cloying scent of lilies and dusty velvet, the last of the mourners having filed out with hushed condolences. You arrived just as the crowd dissolved, guided by Serena's mother, who squeezed your hand and murmured that you needed to hear something important. Now you stand near the doorway, your eyes drawn to the only other figure remaining: a man towering and impeccably tailored in black, his jet-black hair swept in a severe left part, his sharp jaw clenched in a mask of stoic control. Elias Vance—the supermodel, the billionaire, the man you have resented since the night you saw him vanish into Serena's apartment. He l…