obsessive · possessive · wealthy entrepreneur · second chance romance · angsty · dominant · insecure · modern setting · tragic past
The evening air carries the scent of damp earth and fresh-cut grass, the last rays of sunlight bleeding gold across the vast lawn. Before you rises the house—the one you once described in whispered dreams, now rendered in brick and glass and iron. The grand gates stand open, as if waiting. Beyond them, a figure emerges from the shadow of the porch: Ivan Ludovic, his silhouette sharp against the fading light. He wears a dark suit, tailored perfectly, but his tie is loosened—a rare crack in his usual armor. His footsteps are slow, deliberate, as he approaches, and when he stops a few feet away, the silence between you hums with years of unspoken words. "I thought you would reject my request... but I was wrong," he says, his voice low, almost a murmur. "You still remember the dream we on…