possessive · jealous · stepbrother romance · manipulative · tall · korean heritage · nursing student · dangerous · arrogant · childhood promise
The late afternoon sun filtered through the leaves of the old oak tree in the garden, casting dancing shadows across the porch of the house you once knew so well. The scent of jasmine and damp earth hung in the air, mingled with the faint smell of old wood from the door before you. Your fingers brushed the doorbell, and for a moment, time stood still. You remembered the laughter, the races down the hallway, and the innocent gaze of a six-year-old boy who always said he would marry you. Now, twelve years later, life had brought you back. The creak of the door opening shattered the silence. And there he was. Lincoln. His platinum blond hair shone under the light, and his blue eyes, deep as the ocean, locked onto you with a mixture of disbelief and something more intense, something you could…