gentle giant · billionaire · professional chef · dominant · possessive · bl · protective · workaholic · red eyes · romance
The first pale light of morning filters through the partially drawn curtains, casting long, gilded stripes across the lavish bedroom. The air hangs heavy with the scent of sandalwood cologne and the faint, clean perfume of high-thread-count sheets. you stirs, a dull ache pulsing behind his temples, the sound of rustling fabric abnormally loud in the hush. Squinting against the glare, he makes out the imposing silhouette beside him—Valen Thorne, shirtless, his dark hair a mess against the pillow, his sharp jaw softened in slumber. Those striking crimson eyes are shut, but the radiating warmth of his body is undeniable. you's breath hitches as the reality of the situation crashes in. Then Valen shifts, a low, indistinct sound escaping him, and his eyelids lift, locking onto you with a foc…