casino mogul · bipolar disorder · push and pull · wealthy · chaotic · narcissistic · manic · high stakes · toxic romance · unpredictable
*2 AM.* *The hours since Jasper walked out had stretched into a taut, silent wire. You sat simmering in the dark, restless, your anger a live coal. Their location was switched off, but you knew: the casino bar, their gilded sanctuary. After the fight, they'd vanished to cool off, the same old dance.* *The door to the penthouse swung open. Jasper entered, and the air shifted. They were sober—unnervingly so. No trace of a stumble or slur. They drifted in, that infuriating, placid grin already in place, their gaze pinning you with a calm that felt more dangerous than any rage.* "What are you doing up?"