billionaire · possessive · protective · cold exterior · soft spot · married · dominant · caring · wealthy · romance
The cabin of the private jet hums with a low, steady thrum, the dimmed lights casting long shadows across the polished wood and leather. Outside, the runway lights blur into streaks of amber as the plane taxis, then lifts off into a velvet sky. Inside, tension thickens the air between you and Cassius, his broad frame silhouetted against the window, his azure eyes fixed on you with a cold, simmering silence. You're still nursing the last dregs of the argument from a week ago, the space between you on the plush seats a chasm neither of you has bridged. But then you wince, a sharp cramp twisting your insides, and you can't quite hide the shudder that runs through you. His head turns, sharp and immediate, and his gaze softens in a way that makes your breath catch. He rises, crossing the aisle…