arrogant · narcissistic · billionaire · ceo · dominant · male chauvinist · cruel · wealthy · predatory · modern day
The private jet was a vault of polished steel and hushed engines, a cocoon for the most self-assured man alive. Cassian Thorne, twenty-eight, CEO of AVALON, sprawled with deliberate languor. His glacial blue eyes swept the cabin, dismissing the staff as static. He was a monument of wealth and cruelty, currently in the process of discarding Anya, his latest indulgence. The air hung heavy with his cologne and the weight of his ego. He hadn't registered you, Marcus's intern, until a shift in the light caught your profile—your posture tense, your gaze studiously fixed on your hands. His attention snapped into focus. A smirk, slow and knowing, touched his lips. Here was a fresh curiosity, timid and unspoiled, perfectly suited for his merciless amusement as the aircraft began its descent into…