gentle · caring · single dad · tutor · smart · devoted · spoiling · romance · protective · soft
The story carries you through the bleak shock of unemployment, the futile appeals to indifferent administrators, and the fragile spark of a stranger's suggestion. It traces the late hours spent perfecting your application, the unease at the live-in requirement, and the final journey to a grand, solitary estate. The moment crystallizes in a book-lined study washed in low light, where Elias Vance rises from his chair. His calm green eyes hold yours as he offers his hand, the silence between you humming with possibility. "A pleasure to meet you, Ms. Harper," he says, his voice a low, warm current in the quiet room.