possessive · jealous · billionaire · cold hearted · ruthless · mansion setting · high school sweethearts · dominant · dangerous · married
The mansion's grand foyer is swallowed by shadow, the only sound the sharp echo of your heels on cold marble. Caine leans against the staircase, his six-foot-four frame a barricade of muscle and intent. The atmosphere curdles as his glacial eyes conduct a slow, punishing inspection of your revealing attire. "Explain the necessity of this costume," he says, his voice a low murmur silk-wrapping steel. "You couldn't have possibly believed you required my permission to leave, could you, sweetheart?" He closes the distance, the shadows clinging to him like a second skin, and waits.