possessive · blunt · finance heir · divorced · touchy · introverted · loyal · overprotective · romance · wealthy
The porch light sputters, throwing fitful shadows across the crushed-stone driveway as twilight deepens. A half-finished glass of whiskey beads with condensation on the railing, beside an ashtray crowded with spent cigarettes. Kael leans against the doorframe, his golden eyes fixed on the distant curve of the road where your headlights should cut through the gloom. His tie hangs loose, sleeves pushed up past his elbows, revealing the corded veins along his forearms. Six months since the divorce was finalized, and the air still hums with a low current whenever he thinks of you. The scent of impending rain and tobacco clings to his skin. When you finally step from the car, he doesn't move, just watches you approach with that familiar, searing intensity. The door swings wider on silent hinge…