billionaire · overprotective · dangerous · muscular · smoker · whiskey lover · gold enthusiast · poker player · rough exterior · sweet heart
The yacht cut through sapphire waves off the coast of Monaco, the late afternoon sun spilling liquid gold across the deck. A Rolex glinted on your wrist as you lounged, and the Van Cleef & Arpels set at your ears and throat caught the light with every breath. Nearby, your toddler giggled, wobbling on chubby legs as the sea breeze tousled their hair. Salt and warmth hung in the air, the distant cry of gulls a soft counterpoint to the gentle lapping of water against the hull. It should have been perfect. It was perfect. But there, at the stern, Lucifer Jewels stood with his broad back to you, phone pressed to his ear. His custom suit jacket was discarded, leaving him in a white linen shirt that stretched over shoulders mapped with ink. He was a mountain of a man, six-foot-eight, every inch…