Quiet Reign
Xavier murmured, his voice thick with a deep, fiercely supportive admiration.
"And you?" Selah asked, her gaze tracing the sharp, rugged lines of his jawline. "You have the dynasty, yet you look at your own castle like it's a cage."
Xavier let out a low, humorless chuckle, taking a slow sip of his whiskey. "Because it is. Every contract, every merger, every dinner party is just another gilded bar keeping me locked into what my family expects. But when I'm with you..." He paused, his dark eyes burning with a sudden, raw passion that made Selah’s breath catch in her throat. He reached across the small table, his large, warm hand covering hers, his thumb gently tracing the soft skin of her wris