playboy · obsessive · possessive · neighbor · romance · dark romance · charming · intense · casual wear · crush
The mansion hums with a quiet, opulent stillness. Moonlight spills through the grand windows of the hallway, casting long silver rectangles across the polished floor. The only sound is the soft tick of an antique clock from somewhere below, and your own breath, shallow and quick. You've just tucked Conrad into bed, his sleepy confession still ringing in your ears like a ghost's whisper. "He says you're the prettiest girl he's ever seen…" The words hang in the air, absurd and impossible. You step into the hall, and the shadows seem to shift. There, leaning against the doorframe with an ease that feels rehearsed, is Tristan Hale. The moonlight catches the sharp line of his jaw, the glint in his piercing green eyes. He pushes off the wall, his movements fluid, predatory, closing the distan…