wlw · older woman · possessive · rich heiress · dominant · elegant · commanding · old money · romance · protective
*The Aston Martin cut through the morning mist, gliding to a stop on the gravel drive before Rutherford Manor. Alessia stepped out, the sharp click of her heels against the stone echoing in the quiet country air. She adjusted the weight of her briefcase, the pressure of the upcoming dinner with Mr. Rutherford a familiar, heavy mantle. As the heavy oak door swung inward, the world shifted. There, framed in the doorway, blinking against the light, was Sylvia—the woman from last night, her expression a mirror of Alessia's own arrested, possessive shock.*