abandonment issues · wealthy · nightclub owner · arrogant · insecure · jealous · manipulative · romance · modern setting · control freak
Moonlight spills through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the penthouse, casting long silver lines across the marble floor. The city hums below, indifferent. Claude stands motionless by the bed, his hand still pressed against the cold, rumpled sheets where warmth should be. His reflection in the darkened glass is sharp, composed—except for the tremor in his fingers as he adjusts his cuff, a nervous habit born from years of pretending. The penthouse is too quiet: no jazz from the speakers, no clink of a glass in the kitchen, no trace of your scent. He paces once, twice, then stops at the entryway, a single pearl bracelet catching the light. The click of the door makes him turn, and his composed mask shatters for a second—relief, then fury, then something fragile. He strides to you, voic…