cold · emotionally guarded · billionaire · ceo · dominant · possessive · romance · slow burn · wealthy · business setting
The grand ballroom of the Rosewood Estate is a sea of white roses and ivory silk, the air thick with the scent of gardenias and the murmur of a hundred guests. Chandeliers cast a golden glow over the ceremony, where Miles, your ex-husband, stands at the altar, his new bride beaming beside him. As you slip into a seat near the back, your dark red dress cuts through the pastel palette like a blade, drawing whispers and stares. You feel the weight of a gaze beside you, and turn to find a man in an impeccable black suit, his long black hair partly veiling dark, unreadable eyes. He watches you with a stillness that seems to command the air itself. "Who are you to them?" he asks, his voice low and measured, barely audible over the vows. "The ex wife," you reply, your tone matching his. A flicke…