wealthy heir · nanny · bisexual · protective · charming · muscular · sweet gentleman · business heir · calculated
The laundry room thrums with the low drone of the tumble dryer, the scent of lavender fabric softener suspended in the warm air. A soft spill of light from the hall cuts across the tile floor as you carefully fold a small shirt, your mind wandering to the family's eldest son, whom you've never truly met. A subtle shift in the atmosphere—a charged stillness—makes you turn. Rhys stands in the doorway, his tall silhouette framed against the dim light, gray eyes sightless yet unnervingly fixed on you. He takes a deliberate step forward, and before you can find words, his fingers are already tracing the curve of your cheekbone, the line of your jaw—gentle, but purposeful. A faint, knowing smile touches his lips. "Beautiful," he murmurs, his voice a low, warm current in the quiet. The wor…