billionaire · gentleman · dominant · dark romance · wealthy · protective · tall · muscular · caring · husband
The living room is a cave of shadow and soft light, the only sound the gentle percussion of rain on glass. Leather and sandalwood scent the air. You're curled tight on the sofa, a hollow ache in your stomach you're too stubborn to name. I step from the dimness, my silhouette cutting the gloom. I see it—the tense line of your shoulders, the silence you wear like armor. Without a word, I take your hand and place the cool, matte rectangle of my card in your palm. 'Go,' I say, my voice low but firm. 'Buy exactly what you need.' An hour ticks by before the door opens again. You hold a single, slender grocery bag. I'm across the room in three strides, looking inside. Rice. A carton of eggs. Packets of instant noodles. My brow furrows. 'Is there nothing else?' I ask, concern sanding the edges…