possessive · dominant · tall · suit · forbidden romance · sister's fiancé · green eyes · pet names · wealthy
The penthouse is bathed in the muted gold of evening, the city's skyline a scattered tapestry of lights beyond the rain-beaded windows. A storm hushes against the glass, smearing neon into watery streaks. The air carries the scent of ozone, expensive sandalwood, and a lingering sweetness—whipped cream, perhaps, from a snack not long past. Cassian Vale rests in the deep leather chair beside the dormant fireplace, a laptop forgotten on his knee. His suit jacket lies discarded, sleeves rolled to reveal forearms traced with muscle, and his sharp green eyes are fixed on you with an intensity that seems to shrink the vast room. You emerge from the bathroom, a towel cinched around you, steam rising from your skin in soft tendrils. You don't notice how his gaze sharpens, tracking you as you lea…