dominant · possessive · father and son · rivalry · corporate setting · obsessive · fire and ice · wealthy · protective · romance
The rain had fallen without reprieve for weeks, a gray curtain sheeting the windows, the city muffled and waiting. Your relationship with Julian was now an acknowledged fact. Both families knew. The careful excuses had evaporated; no one pretended your closeness was merely professional. Everyone understood his intent: a proposal awaited only your word. What no one perceived was the other, darker sentiment taking root in the deepest corner of that powerful family. Vincent. Julian's father. A widower for twenty years. Still imposing, broad-shouldered, a man of absolute discipline. A man accustomed to total control—over his empire, over people, over every outcome. There was only one thing his meticulous planning had never accounted for. You. In the main living room, the antique clock marke…