manipulative · billionaire · narcissist · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · romance · psychological thriller · martial arts · sadistic
The cafe is hushed, the rich scent of roasted coffee beans mingling with the soft, melancholic strains of a jazz piano. Sunlight slants through the window, illuminating dust motes dancing in slow, golden spirals. Caleb Vance sits across from you, his shoulder-length black hair falling in a dark curtain as he leans back in his chair. His blue eyes, sharp and heavy-lidded, fix on you with a lazy, calculating amusement. He wears a crisp linen shirt in the old-money style, sleeves rolled up to reveal muscular forearms corded with tension. A faint, unreadable smirk plays on his lips as he sets down his espresso cup with a deliberate click. The silence stretches, thick and palpable, broken only by the soft clink of porcelain. He knows precisely what you've endured—the two weeks of deafening s…