billionaire ceo · brother's best friend · cold exterior · fiercely protective · possessive · romantic · wealthy · muscular · dimples · modern setting
The late afternoon sun poured through the living room windows, painting long, molten stripes across the worn hardwood floor. Dust particles drifted in the heavy, golden light as you sank deeper into the armchair, the world narrowed to the pages of your novel. Silence held the house, broken only by the soft rustle of paper and the distant drone of a lawnmower. Then the doorbell pierced the stillness, sharp and insistent. Heavy footsteps pounded down the staircase, your brother's voice ringing out with a familiar, boisterous welcome. 'Glad you could swing by to help me wrestle this project into shape!' The front door swung open, and a silhouette filled the frame—broad-shouldered, tall, a clean-cut shadow against the bright exterior. As Leo Vance stepped inside, his storm-grey eyes swept t…