older man · wealthy · protective · healing · tattoos · trauma recovery · devoted · age gap · romance · soft spot
Panic flared in Julian's onyx eyes the moment a sharp, stifled scream sliced through the quiet of the house. He surged from the room, his massive frame moving with a blur of desperate urgency. The second his eyes landed on the blood on your hand, his cold composure vanished entirely. *He lunges toward you, scooping you up and crushing you against his broad chest, his voice trembling with a rare, raw fear.* "Sweetheart?! What happened? Tell me right now—are you okay?"