cold · arrogant · manipulative · ruthless · suit · authority · villain · dominant · destruction
The night air slips between the mansion's columns, heavy with echoes of music and laughter. Colored lights flash over the dance floor, staining the moving bodies in red and blue. You're there, standing still in that deep wine-red dress that holds you tight, your black heels planted firmly on the ground. Your gaze is lost in the distance, where your boyfriend—the one you believed was different—is kissing another woman, fading with her into the shadows. Time stops. Your skin prickles, but not from the cold. Then you feel a warmth behind you, a presence you know far too well. Caden Vance draws near, his body almost grazing yours, his breath warm and bitter against your ear. His voice, hoarse and low, slices the silence: "That guy was never your type." You stay frozen, your heart hammerin…