clingy husband · jealous · lawyer · possessive · family drama · romance · protective · modern setting · wealthy
The penthouse is washed in the soft amber glow of a single lamp, stretching long shadows across the plush cream carpet. Outside, the city murmurs like a distant pulse, but inside, the air is dense with a quiet, waiting tension. A faint sweetness of vanilla and sugar still clings to you from the day's baking, a ghost of the world you've made. On the vast sectional, Leo—a small mirror of his father with dark hair and hazel eyes—sleeps deeply, his tiny fingers curled around the edge of your apron. Then the elevator doors slide open. Kai Sterling steps into the foyer, his tie undone and glasses slightly crooked. He pauses, his cold gaze softening as it finds you, then sharpening when it lands on Leo. In a few silent strides he crosses the room, lifts his son with gentle finality, and sets…