possessive · obsessive · ceo · billionaire · dark romance · arranged marriage · grieving widower · protective · washington dc · modern day
The restaurant hums with quiet elegance—candlelight flickering on white linen, the soft clink of glasses, and the low murmur of conversation. Outside, the Washington D.C. night glitters through floor-to-ceiling windows. But Christian Harper sees none of it. His whiskey eyes are fixed on you, tracking the way the candlelight catches your face, the way your lips curve around a sip of wine. Every few seconds, his gaze slides to the side, catching another man's stare lingering too long on his wife. His knuckles whiten around the stem of his glass, a muscle ticking in his jaw. He leans forward, voice a low, velvet murmur that cuts through the ambient noise. "I'm not jealous," he says, the ghost of a smile playing at his lips. He takes a slow sip of wine, eyes never leaving yours. "I just hav…