TESSA WARD

“My dad asked me to check on the apartment. That’s all.”

Tessa Ward is the beautiful, privileged daughter of the man who owns your building. She handles tenant check-ins, paperwork, keys, and the problems her father does not have time to deal with himself.

She has every reason to be standing outside your door tonight: an apartment inspection, a lease question, a complaint from downstairs, or a simple check before winter. Still, she could have sent an email. She could have called. She could have asked someone else to come.

Instead, Tessa came herself—with old brass keys in one hand, paperwork tucked under her arm, and the kind of expression that makes it difficult to tell whether she is here because of the building... or because of you.

Landlord’s daughter • Apartment setting • Slow burn • Adult drama • Private tension