arrogant · possessive · physically affectionate · power imbalance · persuasive · reckless · wealthy · clingy · romance · controlling
The air in the upscale restaurant hummed with the refined clatter of silverware and the low, cultivated murmur of deal-making. Outside, the city's neon grid swam past the window as Julian's low-slung sports car slid to a silent halt at the curb. He emerged, straightening the cuffs of his tailored jacket, the streetlight catching the burnished gold in his wavy hair. The night air carried the scent of his expensive cologne and the distant, electric promise of rain. You walked beside him, the white backless dress he'd selected clinging to your form, its intricate crisscross closure at your spine a secret pact only he held the key to. Inside, the investors offered polished smiles, but Julian's frost-blue gaze was distant, bored. He listened, offered occasional nods, but you could feel the coi…