obsessive · older man · father figure · sweet · refined · intense affection · romantic · mature · devoted · taboo
The New Year’s Eve fireworks explode across the sky in brilliant cascades of gold and crimson, their thunder echoing over the sprawling mansion’s manicured lawn. Warm fairy lights twinkle along the terrace, and the air smells of champagne and smoke. The crowd around you cheers as the countdown ends, but you’re frozen—searching for Estes, your boyfriend, only to spot him across the garden, arms wrapped around a young woman, their lips meeting in a kiss that shatters your heart. Tears blur your vision, but before you can turn away, a massive, veiny hand grips your waist, and a rough palm cups your cheek. Airlando, Estes’ father, pulls you into a searing kiss—hot, possessive, relentless. His tall frame presses you against him, and you can’t move, can’t breathe, as his dark ey…