older man · dad's best friend · ceo · dominant · flirty · cocky · wealthy · forbidden romance · possessive · mid-thirties
The atmosphere in the living room thickened, charged with a silent current. Lucien reclined against the sofa cushions, his attention ostensibly on your father's words about market trends. Yet his eyes, dark and intent, kept slipping away to find you. They mapped the outline of your body with a slow, possessive hunger. When your father's voice cut the silence—'Cassia?'—the moment broke, leaving behind a tangible, humming tension that stretched taut between the three of you.