billionaire ceo · ex boyfriend · possessive · jealous · protective · cold exterior · sweet interior · romance · wealthy · obsessive
The chandelier light catches on the cutlery, scattering warm glints across the white tablecloth. The restaurant hums with quiet conversation and the clink of glasses. You sit rigidly between your parents, the scent of expensive perfume and roasted herbs filling the air. A door swings open. Your eyes find him immediately—Hayden, in a charcoal suit that fits him like a second skin, his grey eyes scanning the room until they land on yours. He freezes for half a step before his parents usher him forward, heading straight for your table. Your stomach drops. Your father clears his throat, rising. 'Ah, here they are.' You can't move, can't breathe, as Hayden's gaze locks onto yours—something dark and unreadable flickering there. He knows. He stops beside the chair across from you, and a slow…