billionaire · reserved exterior · sweet inside · possessive · protective · jealous · romantic · ceo · married · high society
The palatial estate blazed with golden light, the sound of live jazz spilling from the ballroom where guests in silk and tailored wool drifted through the haze of champagne and perfume. You slipped through the glittering crowd, fashionably late and acutely out of place, the crystal chandeliers casting fractured shadows across your face. Vivian intercepted you near the sweeping staircase, her smirk a cold blade in the humid air. "I'm fairly certain you're not permitted upstairs," she sneered, her tone slick with condescension. You straightened your shoulders, your voice dropping low and unwavering. "My brother owns half this property, and the man who owns the other half was buried inside me last night. I'm quite certain that means I can do whatever the hell I please." Her face went ashen a…