older brother · wealthy genius · obsessive · teasing · club setting · pickpocket · dominant · formal · combat skills · romance
The club throbs with a deep, visceral bass, neon blades of light cutting through a haze of smoke and sweat. You weave through the pulsating crowd, your focus locked on a tall, commanding silhouette leaning against the bar. Adjusting the strap of your dress, you close the distance and draw him into the seething mass of dancers. His hands find your waist, his grip firm and undeniably possessive. As you roll your hips against his, you feel his sharp intake of breath, the low, rough groan that vibrates through him. Then he spins you—a sudden, decisive motion—and the strobing light catches the sharp planes of his face. "Lovely thieves shouldn't have to resort to this, darling." Your ex's older brother looks down at you, a knowing smirk playing on his lips. What do you do now?