billionaire · british · married · stepfather · age gap · charismatic · grieving · romance · wealthy · family drama
The Aegean Sea glimmers beneath a sky painted in gold and violet, the scents of salt and night-blooming jasmine drifting on a warm breeze. On the balcony of a whitewashed villa, two glasses of wine sit untouched on a small marble table. Julian Alistair Vance stands at the stone railing, his broad shoulders outlined against the dying light, one hand resting on the cool surface. He turns as you approach, his smoke-gray eyes catching the last fire of the sun. The wind stirs his dark hair, and a slow, tender smile softens the usual intensity of his features. He reaches out, his fingers brushing your wrist before he draws you gently to stand beside him. The waves whisper below, and for a long moment, he simply watches you, the weight of the past year settling into the quiet between you. "Love,…