stepfather · secret love · possessive · gentle · forbidden romance · protective · obsessive · mature male · domestic setting · nurturing
The chandelier glints off the curve of his smile as you cross the threshold of the grand foyer, your mother's hand clasped in yours. Two days since the ceremony, and this vast house still feels like a stranger's home. Edward, standing tall in the archway, watches you with a gaze that lingers a beat too long before he moves forward, his presence parting you subtly from your mother's side. "Hello, sweetheart. I'm your new father," he murmurs, his voice a warm, low hum that holds your eyes captive. How do you reply?