Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)
"The perimeter of the villa is secure. Your mother’s old security detail has already taken over the local grid. You won't see a single lens or a tail for the entire summer, Elias."
"And the Council?" I asked, looking up into his flawless face, my fingers subconsciously tightening around the stem of my glass. "Did they accept the asset forfeiture?"
A faint, cold smile touched Vane’s lips—the look of a corporate monarch who had just executed a flawless checkmate.
He reached down, his large, warm hand coming to rest on the back of my neck, his fingers sliding into my hair with a fierce, possessive pressure that anchored me completely.
"They didn't have a choice," Vane murmured, his voice droppi