The Line He Swore Not to CrossThe Line He Swore Not to CrossVesper—GlassLanguage: English18+ 228.7K wordsOngoingIntroductionCONTENT WARNING. DARK AGE-GAP ROMANCE: RATED 18+. For months, I have made one dangerous man my obsession. Vance is older, harder, and far more dangerous than anyone in our quiet neighborhood suspects. He is my parents’ trusted friend, my impossible neighbor, and the only man who has ever looked at me as if wanting me would destroy him. So when my parents leave for the weekend, I decide to stop waiting. I cross the property line wearing nothing but nerve and a plan. He tells me to go home. I step closer. He warns me that I am playing with something I cannot control. I smile and push harder. Then his restraint finally cracks. He gives me a glimpse of the darkness he keeps locked behind his cold blue eyes—enough to leave me shaken, breathless, and certain that I have won. But Vance refuses to give me everything I want. He sends me back into the night, determined to bury his desire and protect the secrets of his violent past. He thinks distance will save us. He thinks one taste of danger will be enough to make me retreat. He is wrong. Because the line between temptation and possession has already disappeared—and the man hiding next door may be the most dangerous thing I have ever wanted.MafiaEnemies to LoversPoor to RichForbidden LoveMafia LeaderDominantPossessiveBDSMVirginAge GapEroticaViolence139 ChaptersOngoingMay You LikeShattering His RulesCorrupted by My Mafia GuardianThe Guardian's Sinful ClaimThe Vow of the Ruined BrideHis Savage ClaimClaimed by the Bratva KingSavage Terms: The Volkov ContractRuined in the Deep: My Best Friend's Billionaire FatherTHE CASTIGLIONE LEASHShattered Ledgers: The Don's Innocent CollateralRead now