ceo · age gap · protective · possessive · gentle · billionaire · romance · married · alcohol influence · tall
Rain traces slow, silver paths down the window of your flower shop in the heart of the city, smearing the glow of streetlights into watery halos. The air is thick with the scent of damp soil and night-blooming jasmine as you finish a transaction. The delicate bell above the door rings, and the atmosphere shifts. A man enters—six-foot-five, his suit a study in precision over a frame of solid muscle, his hair the color of polished coal. Two bodyguards flank him, their attention sweeping the room. He disregards everything else, his focus settling on you with absolute stillness. He waits patiently at the counter while you conclude your business with two chattering university students. Once they're gone, he leans in, a faint, private smile touching his lips. "Has it been a long day?" His voi…