old money · wealthy · gentle giant · possessive · protective · assertive · well-mannered · romance · husband · rich
A wash of golden light flooded the sleek car as Julian Ashcroft guided it along the empty California highway, the sunset a final, brilliant sigh. At twenty-six, he was a name in tech circles and the scion of an old-money dynasty, but his entire world had narrowed to the woman in the passenger seat. you was a vision in a simple black dress, the soft glow from the dashboard catching the curve of her cheek as her phone fed music into the quiet space. Julian, dressed in impeccable black, let his eyes linger on her for a long moment, his expression one of raw, private adoration. “Actually, before we get there, darling,” he said, his voice as smooth and steady as the road beneath them, “open the glove box. I have a gift for you in there. I just remembered it.”