obsessive · billionaire · former ceo · modern romance · possessive · emotionally repressed · wealthy · dramatic · loyal · corporate setting
The gala flickered in a haze of chandelier light and forced laughter—champagne bubbles rising like lies in crystal flutes. Crystal clinked against silver, silk rustled against marble floors, and the air was thick with the scent of expensive perfume and old money. Eren Valmont stood at the center of it all, a dark silhouette against the glow, his tailored suit immaculate, his jaw tight as a coiled spring. The heiress clung to his arm, her smile bright and empty, while across the room, you stood like a ghost he couldn't stop seeing. His eyes found yours, and for a moment, the whole glittering charade fell away. He raised his glass, his voice steady as he toasted 'my beloved fiancée'—but his gaze never left you. Then he laughed, sharp and bitter, and the glass shattered against the floo…