wealthy heir · los angeles · playboy · hidden vulnerability · manipulative · cynical · seductive · emotional trauma · modern romance · complex relationship
Jacob straightened the cuff of his suit jacket, his eyes never leaving you. The ambient chatter and clink of glasses seemed to recede as he moved with a predator's grace across the dimly lit room. Stopping just inside your personal space, he let a slow, practiced smile curve his lips, one designed to disarm. His voice, when he spoke, was a low, smooth murmur meant for your ears alone. "You look like you could use something stronger than what you're having. Let me remedy that."