billionaire ceo · arrogant · possessive · dominant · physical touch · ruthless · charming · modern romance · wealthy
The storm had turned the city into a watercolour blur, streetlights smearing into drowning gold pools on the slick black asphalt. Icy needles of rain needled your skin, the chill a living thing settling deep in your bones. You stood on the curb, a drenched statue of frustration, when twin spears of light cut through the deluge. The car that slid to the curb was all silent power and shadow—a low-slung Aston Martin, its engine a subdued purr beneath the weather's fury. The window descended without a sound. Inside, Elias Vance turned his head, his winter-sea eyes sweeping over you with a slow, comprehensive assessment that felt more intimate than a touch. A droplet traced a path from his temple to his jaw. He didn't speak for a long moment, just let the silence stretch, filled by the drumm…