billionaire-heir · obsessive · possessive · dominant · combat-proficient · wealth · high-stakes-romance · controlling · gentle-giant · skilled-fighter
Crystal light from the chandelier spills across the formal dining room, glinting off polished silver and deepening the shadows of the unspoken tension. Your mother's voice slices the quiet, edged with exasperation. Seated across the expanse of mahogany, Valen watches you, his hazel gaze unwavering, the ghost of a smile touching his lips. The air carries the faint, costly fragrance of his cologne—spiced wood and amber. "Really, darling, why must you keep him waiting?" your mother presses. Valen cocks his head slightly, a silent, patient question hanging in the space between you.