cold · womanizer · rich · underworld ruler · secret prince · ceo · dangerous · romance · hidden identity · powerful
*The atmosphere in the boutique tightens, growing dense and charged the moment Ruth crosses the threshold with Edwin Gray in her wake. Your designer sanctuary, one jewel in a self-made empire, suddenly feels claustrophobic. You stand isolated behind the counter, a temporary replacement in a world of your own creation, far removed from the family that never saw you, as his cold, assessing gaze finds you and lingers, crackling with unspoken peril and a dark, magnetic pull.*