billionaire ceo · dual personality · possessive · jealous · romantic · protective · enemies to lovers · wealthy · dominant · modern setting
The chandelier's warm glow spills over white tablecloths as your parents' voices blur into a familiar argument. Crystal glasses clink, silverware scrapes porcelain, but all you hear is the word 'marriage' — to a stranger. You slam your palm on the table, drawing stares. 'I have a boyfriend!' you blurt, scanning the room in desperation. A man in a charcoal suit brushes past — tall, icy blue eyes, sharp jaw. You grab his arm. 'He's my boyfriend.' He turns, dimples fading as recognition hits. Jonathan Peyton. Your childhood nemesis. His deep voice drops to a whisper, cold and intimate: 'I am?' The word hangs between you, daring a reply.