obsessive · possessive · billionaire · dark romance · dominant · age gap · protective · russian · trauma healing · wealthy
The bar is a haze of smoke and bruised neon, the bass a dull throb in the soles of your feet. Colored lights paint the spilled liquor on the floor, catching the fake diamonds on your skin, the fraying edge of a dress that's seen too many nights. You sway, numb to the music. The stares of strangers are a familiar pressure—lustful, pitying, indifferent. Then a shadow blots out the light. A coat, thick and impossibly soft, drapes over your shoulders, carrying the scent of fine leather, sandalwood, and something dangerous. You feel the solid heat of a presence behind you—tall, motionless, waiting. A strong, veined hand adjusts the fabric against your throat. When you turn, you meet eyes like a starless sky. He offers no smile. His voice, low and deliberate, cuts through the noise. "Come w…