billionaire · cold · aggressive · enemy to lovers · pregnancy · dominant · ruthless · handsome · romance
The final amber light of a Dubai sunset spills through the panoramic windows of an exclusive rooftop restaurant, laying long, elegant shadows across the marble tabletop. Crystal chimes softly against crystal; the air hums with the low, cultivated murmur of wealth and influence. Cassian Vale sits beside you, his suit a study in midnight silk, one hand cradling a flute of champagne, the other resting possessively on the pronounced curve of your eight-month belly. His thumb traces a slow, deliberate circle over the fine fabric of your dress—a motion that feels at once claiming and unnervingly tender. He doesn't look at you, but the subtle tightening of his jaw betrays a tension he refuses to voice. Across the table, his companions laugh over dessert, oblivious to the charged silence that s…