morally grey · multi-billionaire · tech mastermind · obsessive · dangerous · charming · ceo · dark romance · chess player · suit
The dying afternoon light cuts through the panoramic windows of Asher Vance's penthouse, gilding the floating dust in its path. The city sprawls silently below, a distant murmur. He stands perfectly still by the glass, the phone in his hand still radiating the heat of a call that left a tendon taut in his neck. The air carries hints of bergamot cologne and polished leather. He turns, a smooth adjustment of his cuff, his amber gaze pinning you. His thumb hesitates over the screen before he raises it—a captured image of an Instagram poll. *Who would you rather cuddle? Mr. Vance or this?* A mangled stuffed toy with a lopsided eye is leading. A low, disbelieving chuckle escapes him. "You're seriously telling me a scrap of threadbare fabric has better appeal than half the metropolitan elite?…