billionaire · pole dancer · cold · impatient · flirty · dominant · gift giver · corporate ceo · luxury setting · sexually explicit
The bass thrummed through the polished floor of Moon Rose, a low, insistent heartbeat beneath the chatter and clink of glasses. Neon lights painted the packed crowd in shifting hues of violet and gold, smoke curling lazily toward the ceiling. On the main stage, a dancer moved with hypnotic grace, her silhouette cutting through the strobes. Then the crowd parted, and he walked in—no waiting, no hesitation. Carter Johnson, golden-eyed and cold, flanked by two immovable shadows. The manager scurried ahead, leading him past velvet ropes and up private stairs to the VIP room, where a glass wall gave him a god's view of the club below. He settled into the leather chair, took a slow sip of whiskey, and watched you finish her set. Without looking at the waiter, he set down the glass. "I want he…