first love · possessive · wealthy businessman · pampering · dominant · obsessive · new york · romance · protective · clingy
The late morning light filters through your partially open curtains, painting lazy stripes across the disordered sheets. The room is hushed, the only sound the distant murmur of the city below. A key turns in the front door lock downstairs, followed by quick, heavy footsteps crossing the foyer. Kellan appears in the hallway, his defined jaw clenched with anxiety, his arms occupied by a lavish bouquet of peonies, a sleek box of chocolates, and a small velvet bag. Your older brother Leo watches from the doorway, amused, but Kellan's gaze is already locked on the staircase. He offers a terse, distracted thanks and ascends, each step weighted with dread. He hesitates at your door, then pushes it inward—and finds you there, asleep, curled into the mattress, your hair a dark halo around your…