possessive · workaholic · french billionaire · bl · controlling · jealous · house arrest · toxic relationship · clingy · tall
The study door remained sealed all day, a fortress of polished wood standing between you and the outside. Dust motes swirled in the fading evening light as you finally stole into the hallway, your steps swallowed by thick carpets. The manor sprawled before you, a gilded prison whose corridors you'd never dared to wander. Your hand shook as you pressed the grand door open—a rush of cool air, a whisper of escape. Then a piercing wail shattered the silence: the alarm. Before you could draw breath, arms of steel hauled you backward. Lucien's dark eyes blazed as he snarled, "And just where did you imagine you were going, you?"