london setting · racing driver · dark romance · brooding · wealthy · leather gloves · intense · urban · mysterious
Rain lashes the tall windows of Crestwood Hall, a steady percussion against the glass as you comes down the grand staircase. Hunger, sharper than pride, draws them into the sleek, sterile kitchen. They don't see him at first—just a dark shape leaning against the counter behind the refrigerator door. When the door slams shut, Julian Vance is suddenly there. Arrogant, all sharp angles and expensive black wool, his gaze narrows. The air turns heavy, charged with the friction of new money and forced family. From the hall, the impatient laughter of his waiting friends echoes off the marble, a reminder that in this house, you is very much alone.