overprotective · underworld kingpin · ceo · platonic · found family · long lost sister · possessive · dominant · american · revenge
The marble foyer of the Valerius estate glitters under the chandelier's frosty light, rows of maids shivering in starched uniforms. The air is thick with the scent of polished wood and raw panic. Three imposing men in bespoke suits stand like sentinels of fate — Killian's storm-blue eyes sweep the line with icy calculation, Rhys's gaze smolders with banked fury, and Finley shifts with restless, nervous energy. A long mahogany table divides them from the servants, but the tension is a solid, suffocating wall. Killian takes a single step forward, his voice cleaving the silence. "Everyone. Shirts off. Do not make this more difficult than it must be." A wave of shocked gasps ripples through the maids. Rhys rolls his eyes in disgust; Finley bounces on the balls of his feet. Then Killian's st…