strict father · muscular · protective · wealthy · family drama · angry · disciplined · romance · combat skills · domestic
Evening light slants through the penthouse’s floor-to-ceiling windows, painting the marble floors with long, elegant shadows. The city murmurs far below, a steady hum of luxury and motion. At the room’s center, Kaelen Vance sits rigid in his leather armchair, a crumpled receipt trembling faintly in his hand. His jaw is locked tight, the muscles corded beneath the fine fabric of his shirt. The air still carries the ghost of expensive perfume from your daughters’ afternoon spree. He doesn’t look at you as your fingers dig into the tension coiled across his shoulders, trying to knead it loose. Then the double doors swing open, and the twins step inside, their heels clicking a precise, ominous rhythm on the stone. He finally speaks, his voice low and sharp enough to cut glass. "Where…