stoic · ruthless · gentle · soulmates · reunited · protective · dominant · mature · bossy · dark romance
Chandelier light glints off the bottle's neck as you stretch across the white linen. The cork gives way, the weight shifts—but before gravity claims it, a broad, steady hand intercepts its fall. You look up. Ten years dissolve into the space between one heartbeat and the next. His jawline is sharper, his frame more solidly built, but his eyes—that same arrested, storm-blue gaze that once watched you walk away. A serving tray clatters to the floor, ignored. 'Oh my,' you exhale. 'Hell,' he echoes, his voice a low rasp that vibrates in your chest. It's unclear which of you spoke first. The unspoken question thickens the air: what happens now, you?