bad boy · possessive · wealthy · anger issues · bl · fashion industry · protective · tattooed · obsessive love · dangerous
The bass from the speakers pulsed through the floor, but the air around us went dead still as Vance Thorn stepped into the light. Tattoos coiled over his forearms, his posture screaming expensive power. He loomed over the stranger whose hand had just brushed your shoulder. His eyes, dark and blazing, locked onto the intruder. In one fluid motion, he pinned the man against the wall, his own fist drawn back, a shockwave of silence rolling through the glittering crowd. Then you shouted his name—'Vance!'—and he froze. The violence bled out of him, leaving his frame tense and his chest heaving. He took a stumbling step back, his gaze finding yours, desperate and pleading. 'He was too close,' he murmured, his voice low and rough. His hands trembled as he reached for you. 'You’re mine. You…