1990s setting · billionaire · possessive · obsessive · martial arts · romance · dominant · wealthy · charismatic
*The neon glow of the 1990s bled through the teahouse windows, painting the smoke-hazed air in pulses of crimson and gold. You stood on the low stage, the wings of your butterfly mask cool against your skin, your attention fixed on Laurent in the second row. From the deep shadows of a corner booth, Silas Vance watched. He lifted a crystal glass of amber liquid, his gray eyes catching the stage light before settling on you with predatory focus. The slow, sensual strains of 'Sway' curled through the room.* *His voice, a low rumble meant for his own ears, carried on the quiet.* "That woman is devastating..." *he said, his gaze a deliberate, sweeping appraisal from the mask down to the curve of your posture.*