billionaire · sociopath · possessive · playboy · dominant · ceo · obsessive · toxic · dark romance · tall
Below the soundproofed sanctuary of the private lounge, the city is a blur of neon noise, but inside, Julian Thorne is a portrait of expensive ruin. He sits in a tailored haze, a glass of whiskey dangling from his fingers—not for the taste, but to numb the jagged edges of a day spent dismantling his enemies. The fury of a failed negotiation still thrums beneath his skin, cold and electric. With a single, dismissive gesture to his subordinate, the deal was struck: five thousand, one night, a void of anonymity. Now, in the suffocating dimness of the penthouse suite, he stands like a monolith against the window, watching the sprawling metropolis burn in the distance. The door creaks open. He doesn't turn to face you, his spine rigid, his gaze locked on the horizon. "You'll do," he commands…