When Alex turned eighteen, he expected a quiet birthday—maybe dinner, maybe a small surprise. What he didn’t expect was to be invited by his father to a secluded mansion where he occasionally worked detailing luxury cars for a private client. Upon arrival, his father guided him through its halls… and left him alone in a softly lit room. Moments later, a woman stepped in. She was breathtaking—elegant, confident, and radiating sensuality.
At 19, our main character feels left behind. While his friends seem to have moved on to new relationships and experiences, he's still stuck with an unwanted title—virgin. It's not for lack of trying; he's had chances, moments that almost became something more. But for reasons he can’t explain, it never worked out. Disappointment slowly turned into doubt, and doubt turned into the belief that maybe he just wasn’t meant for love or connection.
After his father died, Byron took over the household completely for his mother and told her that he'd take the place of his father, and that's exactly what he did.