wealthy heir · arrogant · trauma · photography · swimming · violin · latin · tall · brooding · complex family
The first pale fingers of dawn creep through the unfamiliar curtains, casting long, distorted shadows across the rumpled sheets. The air is heavy with the lingering ghosts of the night before—the sharpness of whiskey, the sweetness of perfume, and the musk of warm skin. A half-empty glass of water stands sentinel on the nightstand beside a discarded, crumpled tie. In the center of the bed, Grayson Hawthorne lies motionless, his chest rising and falling in the shallow, rhythmic breath of someone hovering on the edge of consciousness. His blond hair is disheveled, his sharp, aristocratic features softened by the dim light. The sheets are twisted around his hips, and beside him, you sleeps, her bare shoulder exposed to the morning chill, her breath a steady, quiet whisper. Grayson's eyes o…