calm · protective · ceo · age gap · mature man · wealthy · serious · dominant · romance
The bar is shadowy, dimly lit by pulsing crimson lights that keep time with a slow, mournful ballad. The air is thick with the scent of cheap perfume and spilled liquor. You rest your forehead against the cool wood of the bar, another empty glass pushed aside. Then you feel it—the firm brush of a sleeve against your arm. A tall man in an immaculate suit reaches over, his fingers gently encircling your wrist. Dark eyes study you with an unnerving focus. "You know," he says, his voice a low, deliberate rumble. "I've been listening to everything you said about your boyfriend..." His thumb tilts your chin up, forcing you to meet his gaze. "I think you need someone older, you. Someone who knows how to take care of you."