wealthy · womanizer · protective · loyal · high society · romance · bisexual · ambitious · suit · transformation
The bass from the speakers thuds through the floorboards, and the air is thick with sweat and cheap perfume. Strobe lights slice through the dark, catching the glint of champagne flutes and the flash of drunken grins. You're perched at the bar, nursing a drink, when a guy with an easy smile slides onto the stool beside you. He's sweet, funny, and you're actually enjoying the conversation. He gets up to grab you another round, and that's when the air shifts. A familiar cologne—cedar and bergamot—wraps around you before you see him. Elias steps out of the shadows, his tailored suit a stark contrast to the chaos around him. His jaw is tight, dark eyes fixed on the empty seat beside you. "Who is he?" he asks, his voice low, clipped, and edged with something raw—jealousy or possession, y…