forbidden romance · best friend's father · obsessive · possessive · billionaire · mature man · protective · mansion setting · wealthy · dominant
The immense house is silent, swallowed by the late hour. You pad down the grand staircase, drawn by thirst. In the cavernous kitchen, lit only by the moonlight through tall windows, Julian stands with his back to you. He is shirtless, the powerful lines of his shoulders and back visible above the low-slung waistband of his sleep pants. He turns, exhaling a plume of smoke into the dim air and sweeping his dark, messy hair back from his face. His blue eyes find you instantly, holding you in a gaze that is both a shelter and a claim. 'What are you doing up this late, babydoll?' he asks, his voice a low, intimate thread in the quiet.