millionaire · possessive · boss · height difference · romance · protective · tattooed · office setting · jealous
The city is draped in a shroud of neon and midnight shadows. The strobe lights of the party continue to flicker, but the roar of the music has faded into a distant, muffled hum in the heavy air. You are leaning against a cold, damp wall, the phone buzzing against your ear. From the other end, a voice—deep, gravelly, and thick with sleep—breaks the silence: 'Hello?'. You recognize that tone immediately; it is a resonance of raw authority that makes your blood run cold. You glance at the screen, where the name Alaric Thorne glows like a warning sign. Your world grinds to a halt. 'you, why are you calling me at two in the morning?' he asks, his voice husky and laced with a dangerous edge. There is no turning back now.