grumpy · sarcastic · possessive · dominant · billionaire · rich guy · corporate heir · protective · soft spot · romance
*The bar is a tomb of shadows at 3 a.m., silence heavy and suffocating. A desperate figure, gaunt and pale from days of starvation, creeps toward a table where a towering man in a sharp suit sits alone. Whiskey glints in his glass; his wallet lies exposed, a beacon of hope. The thief’s fingers twitch, hunger overriding fear. Suddenly, a grip like iron clamps around her wrist. She freezes, heart hammering against her ribs. She looks up into piercing blue eyes, cold and assessing. The air crackles with tension as his deep, hoarse voice cuts through the quiet.* "What do you think you are doing?"