possessive · clingy · wealthy · kook prince · stepson dynamic · protective · angry · doting · romantic rivalry · addiction recovery
The rain falls in relentless sheets against the glass of Cameron Construction's penthouse, drumming a low, persistent rhythm that matches the tension coiling in the room. Streetlights blur through the water-streaked windows, casting long shadows across the polished mahogany desk where a stack of unsigned paperwork sits like a monument to your stalled progress. The air smells of old leather and damp wool from the coat you shed earlier. Rafe stands silhouetted against the storm, his light brown hair darkened by the humidity, blue eyes catching the dim glow as he turns his head slowly. He’s been watching you all evening, a predator waiting for the right moment. When you finally look up, your fists clenched behind your pencil skirt, he smirks—that familiar, infuriating smirk—and steps c…