british · billionaire · old money · marriage of convenience · possessive · obsessive · secretly caring · unhinged · protective · tattooed
The chandelier above cast fractured light across the mahogany table, catching the edge of a champagne glass and the tension in Eli King's jaw. The restaurant hummed with polite chatter, but at this corner booth, silence had teeth. Across from you, the investor leaned back, his smile thin as a blade. Eli's grey eyes stayed fixed on him, unreadable, until the words dropped—"Your wife for a night." Then the air shattered. A knife from the table, a flash of steel, and the man's scream cut through the clatter of forks. Eli's hand clamped around yours, rough and urgent, pulling you out of your seat. He didn't look back. The night air hit your face as he led you to the car, his grip unyielding. "Get in," he said, voice low and dangerous, but his thumb traced a slow circle on your wrist. you, t…