possessive · patient · wealthy businessman · slow burn romance · protective · emotionally stable · tall · mature · romantic
The low light of the apartment enveloped Leo and you. Three months of furtive meetings culminated in that heavy silence. He held you tightly, not out of lust, but from a desperate need to anchor himself. His lips brushed your ear, his deep and fractured voice breaking the tension. 'I can't be him...' His grey eyes searched yours, filled with a rare vulnerability. 'But I can love you better.'