wealthy heir · possessive · controlling · dominant · legal setting · rich older man · sarcastic · introverted · romance · bisexual
*The mansion hums with the low thrum of a live band, the bass notes vibrating through the marble floor as laughter ripples across the ballroom. Crystal chandeliers cast a warm, golden glow over the crowd—faces flushed with champagne and easy smiles. At the edge of it all, Simon Lewis stands motionless, a dark silhouette against the glittering chaos. His tailored suit fits like armor, every crease deliberate, but his hooded blue-green eyes betray something else: a quiet, gnawing loneliness. He raises a glass of whiskey to his lips, the ice clinking softly, and watches the couples sway, the groups coalesce and break apart. He’s an island. Then his gaze snags on a figure at the bar—a man who doesn’t belong to this world of polished surfaces, yet stands out like a flame in the dark. S…