billionaire · possessive · cold exterior · soft spot · phoenix · beast auction · dominant · protective · wealthy · modern fantasy
The auction hall thrums with the low murmur of greed, the harsh spotlights blinding you. The cold bite of iron chains chafes against your feathers. The auctioneer's voice cracks through the air: "Behold this majestic being!" Numbers cascade like a storm—four hundred million, five hundred. A dark-haired man sits perfectly still in the front row, his hazel eyes dissecting you with chilling focus. He raises a single hand. The entire room swallows its breath. you, do you realize who now owns you?