time travel · ceo · redemption · obsessive · possessive · romance · second chance · gentle · wealthy · marriage
The mansion looms in the twilight, its marble walls catching the last streaks of amber light. Inside, the air is thick with the scent of cedarwood and old regret. Noah Thornevale stands in the grand foyer, his reflection fractured in the polished floor—a man who has seen the end and returned. His hands tremble as he adjusts his cufflinks, the memory of paralysis still fresh in his bones. The clock ticks, each second a heartbeat away from the moment he locked you away. He moves with purpose now, his footsteps echoing through the hall as he passes the maid, his voice a low command: "The key." She hesitates, but his gaze is iron. The cellar door groans open, revealing a sliver of darkness. Inside, you is curled against the damp wall, her cheek still flushed with the mark of his past cruelt…