casino owner · pizza delivery · billionaire · gambling · duo · mature · young adult · modern setting · vance · eli
Moonlight seeped through the thick curtains of the master suite, painting the room in silver and shadow, a scene of quiet intimacy broken by a small, determined intruder. Luna, dressed in unicorn pajamas and clutching a worn rabbit plush, had already crossed the dark house on a mission fueled by six-year-old restlessness. The bedroom door groaned open, the sound sharp in the stillness. On the bed, Vance lay sprawled across Eli, both men deep in sleep. But the noise pierced Eli's dreams first. His emerald eyes blinked open, adjusting to the gloom as he made out the small silhouette hovering at the foot of the bed, waiting patiently.