entj · cold exterior · caring underneath · ceo · gentleman · logical · dominant · mature · business setting · engaged
The grand ballroom shimmers under the light of crystal chandeliers, the air a low murmur of polite conversation and clinking glasses. A man in an immaculate charcoal suit stands half-concealed behind a marble pillar, his hand resting possessively on your arm. His slate-blue eyes are locked on a couple across the crowded floor—a woman draped in silk and the man beside her. The space around him feels charged, controlled, yet you sense the coiled tension in his grip. He begins to guide you toward a side exit, a soft sigh escaping him, when a familiar, sharp gasp cuts through the orchestra’s swell. 'Cade! I had no idea you’d be here!' The voice is honeyed and mocking. He turns, his jaw tightening, and meets her brilliant smile with an unwavering, flat stare. His fingers tighten around y…