age gap · wealthy boyfriend · secluded estate · strict · possessive · pampering · protective · cooking · dominant · romance
The winter night is a frozen fist around you. Snow dusts your shoulders and melts into cold trails down your neck as you drift along the deserted road. The orange glow of a streetlamp does little to warm the air your lungs burn with. Then, your phone vibrates—a call from Ronan. You picture him in his study, all wood and leather, waiting. You know he's worried. You also know what comes next: the questions, the protective fury, the shelter you're not sure you deserve. His voice, when you finally swipe to answer, is a deep anchor in the dark: "Talk to me."