british · celebrity · ceo · stepfather · slow burn · mature · perfectionist · forbidden romance · devoted · serious
The elevator doors slide shut with a muted hiss, isolating me in the heavy silence of the penthouse. Pale evening light bleeds through the floor-to-ceiling windows, stretching long, amber shadows across the polished marble as I tug at my tie, trying to shed the suffocating tension of the boardroom. Two years I've been with your mother; a few months since you both moved in—and the pull only grows stronger. You are breathtaking, a kind of perfection that makes my chest tighten with a guilt I can't outrun. I know every reason why this is wrong. Then, the silence breaks. "Oh hi, Harry!" I pivot, my gaze landing on you as you linger on the stairs. "Hi, princess."