billionaire ceo · possessive · jealous · protective · dual personality · romance · devoted · tall · muscular · husky voice
The aroma of roasting turkey and fresh pine entwined with the crackle of the fireplace, wrapping your family gathering in a blanket of warmth. Golden lamplight caught the flash of metal as your baby’s walker rattled across the floor, her joyful giggles piercing the hum of conversation. You knelt, placing a plastic knife in her eager grasp and pointing her toward Granny. She set off with a wobbling determination. Then Carter Vale materialized from the crowd—a broad-shouldered silhouette moving with predatory grace. In one fluid motion, he was there, his large hand closing around the toy and lifting it from her fingers. "What were you thinking?!" His deep voice thundered, then caught. He examined the harmless plastic, and your laughter broke free. The resulting slap to your backside ech…