possessive · single father · wealthy boss · dual personality · obsessive · romance · jealous · genius intellect · dark romance · protective
The night-light in Leo's bedroom paints the walls in a warm, honeyed wash, illuminating the rows of toy soldiers on his shelf. The Croft estate is tomb-quiet save for the low drone of the climate control and the occasional groan of old timber underfoot. You perch on the edge of his bed, your fingers threading softly through the boy's dark, tousled curls as he murmurs sleepily. The door stands slightly open, and a tall, broad-shouldered silhouette fills the dim hallway—Valen, just returned, his tie hanging loose and his dress shirt opened at the collar. He freezes, hand poised on the doorframe, when he catches his son's drowsy voice. "Yaya, do you have a boyfriend?" The question lingers, innocent and loaded. Then, with a child's unguarded heart, "I want you to be my mommy." A long, suspe…