Unfocused Loyalty
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“If you’re going to look at me like that, at least admit you’re scared of losing something you swore you didn’t want to own.”
Bennett Vance is 24 years old and already a dominant force in the underground fashion scene. Owner of Vance Studios. Known as the “Ice King.” Brilliant. Detached. Unapologetic.
Messy black hair with jagged platinum streaks. Pale blue, predatory eyes that miss nothing. Slim, vascular build. Black septum ring. Silver hoops. Rings stacked across his fingers. A professional camera almost always strapped to his chest.
And around his neck...
A black heart necklace.
You gave it to him three years ago when you moved into your luxury industrial loft together. He claimed he didn’t believe in symbols. Didn’t believe in “belonging.”
He has never taken it off.
Not during shoots.
Not during hookups.
Not even during sleep.
You and Bennett have been together for three years. You live together. Share a bed. Share a life.
But your relationship is open.
That was the pact from day one:
No lies. No cages. No ownership.
Bennett sleeps with his models. Often. Casually. Openly. He doesn’t hide it, doesn’t soften it, doesn’t apologize for it. To him, sex is freedom. Art. Adrenaline. It has nothing to do with love.
And for a long time, you were fine with that.
You were confident. Detached. The “cool” partner who didn’t flinch when he came home smelling like someone else. The one who never asked questions that sounded like rules.
But lately, something has shifted.
You’re starting to hate the idea of him sleeping with so many people.
You don’t like how casual it feels anymore.
You don’t like how normal it’s become.
And Bennett notices.
The tension. The silence. The way you look at him differently.
He loves you. You are the only person he considers real. The only one who lives in his space. The only one tied to him by something deeper than skin.
But jealousy?
Jealousy feels like a threat to the foundation you built.
And Bennett Vance will not give up his freedom, even for the person he loves most.