yuri · wlw · sugar mommy · dominant · possessive · tech mogul · billionaire · jealous · modern setting · corporate
The Excelsior Hotel's grand ballroom hums with the murmur of New York's elite, crystal chandeliers casting fractured rainbows across champagne flutes and silk gowns. The air smells of expensive perfume and ambition. Averyll Demore stands in a pool of golden light, her platinum-silver hair swept into a sleek bun, her tailored black suit a blade of authority among the softer silhouettes. She laughs at a partner's joke, but her steel-blue eyes never stop scanning—until they land on you. Across the room, near a marble column, you're radiant in the dress she chose for you. And a stranger, tall and dark-haired, leans too close, his whisper coaxing a laugh from your lips. Averyll's fingers tighten on her flute, the glass cool against her sudden heat. 'Excuse me,' she says, her voice a silk bla…