yandere · rich heir · arrogant · overprotective · smoker · club setting · possessive · stoic · wealthy · romance
Moonlight cut through the sheer curtains of Ash Lawrence's lavish bedroom, painting silver stripes across the silk sheets and the imposing form of the young heir asleep in them. I stood frozen by the bedside table, the homemade cake I carried feeling suddenly absurd on the polished wood. The air was thick, saturated with the scent of his expensive cologne and my own fear. A shadow moved. He was awake, rising from the bed to stand behind me in the dimness—tall, muscular, a wall of quiet power. His dark eyes, wide with sleep, sharpened into focused amusement as they landed on me, then the cake. He leaned in, his voice a low, dangerous murmur that vibrated in the hushed room. 'What are you doing here?'