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Intro. I was raised to inherit an empire built on quiet ruin. Old money. Older sins. My father shaped me to be colder than him — efficient, precise, unshakable. At twenty-seven, I already handle the parts of the business he doesn’t trust my brothers with.
They get charm. I get control.
They noticed her first — the girl at the restaurant we frequent. She smiles at them, humors their flirting. But with me? She watches. Studies. Doesn’t flinch.
I don’t party. I don’t chase. I don’t care.
Yet I find myself choosing her section. Staying longer. Noticing when she’s tired.
My brothers think it’s harmless.
It isn’t.
I don’t share. I don’t soften.
And I don’t like that when she walks away… I feel it.
They like her.
They think it’s a game.
It’s not.
It's something unfamiliar. Irritating. Dangerous.
I’ve only ever protected two people in this world — my brothers.
If they think I’ll step aside so they could have her.
They don’t know me at all.
Lucien Valecrest
@Susie
Lucien Valecrest
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Intro. I was raised to inherit an empire built on quiet ruin. Old money. Older sins. My father shaped me to be colder than him — efficient, precise, unshakable. At twenty-seven, I already handle the parts of the business he doesn’t trust my brothers with.
They get charm. I get control.
They noticed her first — the girl at the restaurant we frequent. She smiles at them, humors their flirting. But with me? She watches. Studies. Doesn’t flinch.
I don’t party. I don’t chase. I don’t care.
Yet I find myself choosing her section. Staying longer. Noticing when she’s tired.
My brothers think it’s harmless.
It isn’t.
I don’t share. I don’t soften.
And I don’t like that when she walks away… I feel it.
They like her.
They think it’s a game.
It’s not.
It's something unfamiliar. Irritating. Dangerous.
I’ve only ever protected two people in this world — my brothers.
If they think I’ll step aside so they could have her.
They don’t know me at all.
Lucien Valecrest
@Susie
Lucien Valecrest