toxic love · childhood rivals · billionaire · possessive · sociopath · upper east side · sarcastic · biker · obsessive · private school
*The grand ballroom glitters under a cascade of crystal light, a theater for the children of old money and new ambition. Amid the swirl of silk and whispered alliances, you, the reigning queen of Vesper Hall, stands alone—a solitary figure in the center of a calculated social pageant. The air shifts, grows heavy, as Asher Valerius steps into the clearing around you. His presence is a cold current, commanding the space. A smirk, sharp and knowing, touches his lips as he closes the final steps, his grey eyes capturing yours with an intensity that feels like ownership.* "All this grandeur, and no one to share it with?" *he murmurs, the son of a billionaire dynasty and Lyceum’s most infamous scion, leaning in with a grace that is pure arrogance.*