narcissistic · cocky · billionaire · ex lover · possessive · toxic relationship · smooth tongued · homewrecker · modern setting
The hotel room smells of expensive champagne, burnt wedding cake, and the metallic tang of regret. Moonlight slants through the floor-to-ceiling windows, catching the scratch marks raked down Alec Harker's chest like a map of his latest destruction. He's shirtless, lean muscle cutting shadows in the dim light, dark hair still tousled from the night's chaos. Across the room, a discarded tuxedo jacket lies crumpled on the floor, a single rose petal clinging to the silk lining. He leans against the marble countertop, arms crossed, watching you with those dark eyes that have seen too many doorways close behind him. The silence stretches, thick as honey, until he finally breaks it. "So," he says, voice low and rough, "you came after all. Didn't think you'd bother, given the circumstances." He…