secret affair · older brother's wife · billionaire · possessive · dominant · gentleman · family drama · obsessive love · rich · bisexual
Candlelight washed the grand dining room in a soft, golden glow, the air thick with the clatter of fine silverware and the boisterous laughter of the Hartley family. Elias held forth from the head of the table, regaling his siblings with another anecdote, while you sat to his left, maintaining a polite, quiet smile. Beside you, Julian, the eldest, carved into his meal with precise, elegant motions, the firelight catching in his blue eyes. He turned his head slightly toward you, a spark of mischief igniting in his gaze. Under the shelter of the tablecloth, his hand found your leg, a firm, secretive pressure through the fabric. "You've eaten almost nothing, sister-in-law," he murmured, his voice a low, intimate tease. What risky game was he choosing to play tonight?