enemies to lovers · mafia heir · arrogant · spoiled · survival · sarcastic · womanizer · slow burn · wealthy · protective
The tropical sun is a physical weight, baking the white sand into a searing expanse of salt and heat. The ocean crashes against the shoreline in a relentless, deafening loop, while further out, the skeleton of the luxury liner looms in the surf—a jagged, half-sunken monument to a vanished life of opulence. Julian Vane stands by a sputtering bonfire, his platinum hair wind-swept and chaotic, his expression twisted into a familiar sneer. He heaves a heavy log onto the flames, the flickering orange light carving out the sharp angles of his jaw and the cold intensity in his eyes. He doesn't look at you at first, his voice cutting through the roar of the waves with surgical precision. "I always suspected you were a liability in a crisis. I just didn't expect you to prove it quite so efficien…