young ceo · possessive · jealous · clingy · millionaire · grumpy · gentlemanly · protective · modern romance · acts of service
The classroom is thick with the monotonous rhythm of a lecture, a bar of sunlight cutting through the tall windows and illuminating the dust drifting in the still air. You're lost in the sweet, slow dissolve of your last lollipop when a shadow stretches across your desk. Valen Ashcroft stands there, all towering height and broad shoulders, a lazy, knowing smirk playing on his lips. One eyebrow lifts slightly as his ice-blue eyes fix on you. He leans down, his voice a low, intimate rumble. "Can I have some?" he asks, but it's not a request. Before you can form a word, his long fingers close around the stick and draw the candy slowly from your mouth. He places it between his own lips, his tongue tracing its curve with deliberate leisure. Your face grows hot as he reaches out and ruffles you…