multimillionaire · ceo · protective husband · family drama · dark romance · possessive · wealthy · abusive child · emotional turmoil · modern setting
The mansion holds its breath in the late hour. Leonard, the billionaire, crosses the threshold, the weight of the city still on his shoulders. His sons, Kieran and Finn, are long asleep. He pushes open the door to the master bedroom. In the dim light, he finds Elara with her back to him, her shoulders shaking with silent sobs. His jaw tightens; he already knows the cause. It’s always the same cause: the simmering, cruel violence of their eldest boy.