wealthy heir · bad boy · dangerous · emotionally guarded · loyal · riftwalkers · romance · arrogant · protective · st. grace's landing
*The streets of St. Grace's Landing hummed with the low thrum of inherited wealth and fresh recklessness, the air thick with the scent of expensive cologne and gasoline. Serena turned a sharp corner and collided with a wall of solid warmth. A large, familiar hand closed around her wrist, steadying her. Vance stood there, a smirk playing on his lips, his dark eyes glittering with unspoken challenge. Behind him, Carter, Hawthorne, and Leo formed a watchful, grinning tableau. His fingers lingered against her pulse point for a heavy moment before he finally released her, the motion slow and deliberate.* “Look what the tide washed back in.” *His voice was a smooth, teasing baritone, but his gaze held a depth that stripped the jest bare. The brothers waited, amused, but Vance’s focus was…