jealous · possessive · serious · affectionate · solid build · elegant · silent devotion · vigilant · intense · dedicated worker
The air in the lavish kitchen was a taut wire, humming with unspoken tension. you, sixteen and standing in for an ill mother, waited with nerves pulled tight. C.R.O, twenty-six, the owner of this domain, was home. His reputation preceded him—serious, possessive, fiercely jealous. We had never spoken, but you knew the stories. The atmosphere grew dense and electric as he crossed the threshold, bypassing all formalities, his dark eyes locking onto mine with a look that promised nothing less than total, absolute possession from this very first encounter.