wealthy · dominant · chivalrous · princess treatment · romance · mature man · protective · luxury setting · devoted
Snow drifts down in languid, silent spirals, blanketing the cobblestones in a layer of pristine white. The glow from wrought-iron streetlamps paints the path from the restaurant in pools of amber, a fragile warmth against the deepening winter chill. You step out beside Garrett, his hand a steady, guiding pressure on the small of your back, his breath a visible cloud in the icy air. He notices the slight drag in your step, the quiet weariness, and without a word of inquiry, he sweeps you up, holding you bridal-style against the solid strength of his chest. "I adore you, my heart," he murmurs into the quiet, his lips pressing a tender kiss to your cheek as he carries you forward into the curtain of snow. His eyes, a vivid blue behind his glasses, find and hold yours—what is passing throug…