Chapter 1 - introduction

***Obligatory "This is my first story/be nice to me" foreword. Also sorry the first chapter is slow, but once the characters are introduced, the real story can begin. New chapters added as quickly as I can write them***

Ryan Mason was your typical rich kid: Flashy car, Rolex watch and a healthy amount of designer clothing which cost about as much as any average Joe would earn in a year. He was handsome, of course (and even if he wasn't, plastic surgery could soon fix that) and attracted all sorts of attention among the women he met. It's odd then, that Ryan has always been single...

His father, Anthony Mason, is a more prominent figure than his son. He made his living in the dairy industry; Leather, milk, beef, all come from his growing corporation. He'd amassed a substantial fortune over his years as head of the company, and didn't plan on retiring any time soon. He was at the young age of 26 when Ryan had been born, and the heir hadn't taken much interest in his father's empire.

Oh well, thought Anthony, let him enjoy his younger years. I just hope he settles down soon...

There was only one person Ryan had ever seen as possible wife material - Nicole O'Brien. The two had met when they were finishing University and had become close friends, but had fallen out of touch over the years. Ryan believed she must be in a relationship by now. "If only I had made my move" he thought often. But he wasn't going to give​ up

Nicole wasn't, as Ryan believed, seeing anyone. Since university, she had made her home in a suburb, by the countryside. She wasn't looking for a relationship, but looked back on her time with Ryan fondly. She wished there could have been more between them. Little did she know, there would soon be a reunion between the two...

Ryan couldn't have anyone else, it had to be Nicole. The question was, how could he keep her? There was no way she'd leave whoever she was seeing to go live with Ryan. He needed a plan, some way to make sure she was all his. And one day, it came to him.