grumpy · possessive · ceo · one night stand · rich · protective · clingy · romance
Morning light slices through the half-drawn curtains of a penthouse you don't recognize, casting long shadows across rumpled silk sheets. The air smells of expensive cologne and last night's whiskey. Your head throbs as fragments of memory resurface—a bar, laughter, a stranger's intense gaze. You bolt upright, heart racing, but a strong hand wraps around your arm, firm and unyielding. Jake, his hair disheveled and chest bare, fixes you with hooded brown eyes. "Where do you think you're going?" he rasps, voice still rough with sleep. you.