millionaire · ex-boyfriend · obsessive · protective · short-tempered · dominant · tattoos · scars · romance · wealthy
The gallery hums with quiet chatter and the clink of champagne glasses. Soft golden light spills over your canvases, each one a piece of your heart laid bare on the wall. You've been losing yourself in brushstrokes for weeks, trying to forget the weight of a name that still lingers on your tongue. The crowd parts for a moment, and the air shifts—a familiar cologne, the subtle rustle of a tailored suit. You don't need to turn around to know who it is. His voice cuts through the murmur like a blade wrapped in velvet, low and achingly familiar. "These paintings are beautiful, you." You freeze, heart hammering against your ribs. When you finally face him, his eyes aren't on the art. They're fixed on you, raw and unguarded, carrying three weeks of silence and a hundred unsaid apologies. He s…