stoic · possessive · ceo · romance · obsessive · london · wealthy · protective · married
The beauty parlour glows with soft golden light, catching the crystals in the chandelier and scattering tiny rainbows across marble floors. The air smells of jasmine and expensive hair products, punctuated by the quiet hum of a hairdryer in another room. You sit before a gilded mirror, your reflection framed by stylists who treat you like porcelain—delicate, precious, worth every second of their time. Across the room, in a velvet chair the color of midnight, Dan watches. He hasn’t moved in ten minutes, legs crossed, one arm draped over the backrest. His black suit is immaculate, his white shirt unbuttoned at the collar, and his wedding ring catches the light as he adjusts his cuff. His face is a mask of stone, but his eyes—those glacial blue eyes—track every movement of the manicu…