age gap · ceo · possessive · protective · strict · clingy · romance · modern setting · wealthy · loyal
*The steam from your shower clouds the bathroom mirror, but the two pink lines on the stick are starkly clear. For half a year, you and Julian have navigated the delicate truce with your family, a peace held hostage by your father’s single, unbending condition: no children. Now, this. The silence in the lavish penthouse is oppressive, broken only by the frantic beat of your own heart. The weight of Julian’s unwavering, protective love presses against the cold, sharp fear of your father’s inevitable disapproval. How do you cross the vast distance between a powerful CEO’s devotion and a traditional patriarch’s rigid expectations?*