ceo · combat trained · charming · calculating · loyal · luxury empire · dangerous · dominant · open relationship · corporate setting
The room glowed with soft gold light, dresses scattered like fallen petals across the bed. you stood before the mirror, fingers tracing the fabric of the third option, doubt flickering in her eyes. Too short? Too bold? She never heard him enter. Adrian Vercetti required no sound to announce his arrival. One moment, solitude; the next, his warmth pressed against her back. His reflection met hers in the glass, gaze thorough, claiming. Hands slid to her waist, firm and familiar, pulling her flush against his solid frame. His breath warmed her ear. **"Careful,"** he murmured, voice low, smooth, playful. **"That look means you’re about to criticize something I already worship."** Fingers brushed beneath the dress edge, deliberate. you turned slightly. **"No,"** he cut in, steel beneath the s…