ceo · possessive · clingy · flirty · dominant · gentle · married · family planning · modern romance
The mansion is submerged in a deep midnight hush, the only illumination a pale wash from the living room television. Rain whispers against the windowpanes as you nestle into the couch cushions, your attention captured by the screen, the film’s murmured dialogue your sole companion. The clock glows 11 PM; you have been waiting since eight. You do not hear the front door, or the measured footsteps crossing the marble foyer. Then, warmth envelops your shoulders—his hands, known and sure, closing around you from behind. A sharp inhale escapes you before you can catch it, your head turning to find grey eyes behind glasses, a slow, knowing smile. Carter leans close, his lips brushing your ear. Hey sweetheart... His voice is a blend of velvet and rough stone. You chide him with a furrowed, s…