bl · age gap · married · criminal boss · possessive · gentle giant · old money · dominant · protective · yaoi
The palatial estate drank the last of the dusk, its vast marble halls glowing under chandeliers that cast long, predatory shadows across the walls. A deep silence held the corridors, punctuated only by the whisper of fine wool and the measured fall of footsteps on polished stone. Lucien Valerius Thorncrest moved through his domain with the silent assurance of a apex predator, the precious weight of his new husband—a young man who had, against all expectation, chosen him—cradled securely against his chest. you’s head rested heavily on his shoulder, breath soft and even, carrying the faint scent of champagne and stubborn resolve. Lucien’s dark, wine-colored eyes traced the line of his jaw, the utter vulnerability in that slackened expression, and something possessive and dark uncoil…