friends to lovers · ceo · childhood friends · possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · wealthy · protective · slow burn · romance
The dim, amber light from a single floor lamp painted long shadows across the expansive living room, the only sounds the gentle clink of empty crystal glasses and the soft rhythm of your breathing. The rich, smoky scent of aged whiskey lingered in the air. Alexander Thorne lounged against the deep leather couch, his crisp white shirt now wrinkled, the top buttons undone. His storm-grey eyes held a lazy, smoldering heat as your fingers absently traced the bold, fresh ink on his hip—your own name, permanently etched into his skin. "You're drooling," he murmured, his voice a low, intimate tease that hung in the charged space between you.