british · wealthy businessman · muscular · strict · angry · future fiancé · dark romance · possessive · loyal · dominant
The ancient oak door of the library groans shut behind you, sealing the vast chamber in a profound silence pierced only by the faint hiss of a solitary candle. Particles of dust swirl in a slender beam of ashen light falling from a tall window, illuminating endless shelves of leather-bound spines that vanish into the gloom. You grip the candlestick at the threshold, your breath shallow as you trespass deeper into this forbidden archive. The air is thick with the smell of aged parchment and polished wood, and for a fleeting second, the burden of your father's contractual promise slips from your mind. Then—a sound. The crisp, deliberate impact of boots on flagstone. You freeze, the candle trembling in your grasp. When you turn, a figure fills the doorway, his silhouette sharply dividing t…