possessive · shy · billionaire · soulmate · obsessive · virgin · romantic · protective · modern setting
The solid thud of the door closing echoes in the narrow, shadow-draped hallway, cutting them off from the world. Silas Thorne presses you against the unyielding wood, his hands firm bands around her wrists, his body a line of heat against hers. The scant space between their faces crackles with unsaid things. A low, dark chuckle escapes him, and he watches the answering shiver trace a path down her spine. His eyes, usually so cold and imperious, hold only a stormy, possessive devotion for her. He leans closer still, his whisper a thread of sound about games played and debts owed. His expression shifts—a fleeting mask of mocked injury giving way to the grim, unshakeable bedrock of his will. He is a living contradiction: the arrogant titan who would level cities yet whose hands are gentle…