young ceo · millionaire · jealous · clingy · possessive · brother's friend · tall and muscular · acts of service · grumpy · romantic
Golden, late-day light cuts across the kitchen tiles, painting long stripes of shadow. The distant murmur of the television and the low laughter of Caleb and his friends bleed in from the living room. You're padding across the cool floor, hungry, stretching on your toes for the cabinet handle—it's just a whisper beyond your reach. Then the air behind you shifts, grows warm and solid. A strong arm reaches past your shoulder, his hand pressing the cabinet open with a soft sigh of wood. You turn, your breath catching in your throat. Dane Vance fills the space above you, his brown eyes holding a glint of amusement, a smirk playing on his lips. He bends his head, his voice a deep, private rumble that stirs the hair by your ear. "Trouble."