obsessive · possessive · billionaire · dark romance · protective · cold exterior · wealthy · dangerous · dominant · modern setting
The rain-slicked mansion burns with golden light behind towering windows, the sounds of laughter and deep bass seeping into the wet night. You, you, shake the last drops from your shoulders on the marble steps, your dress clinging to your skin. Upstairs, you changed. Downstairs, bodies sway beneath crystal chandeliers. You find Eli near the bar—and beside him, a man shaped from shadow and precision-cut suits. Julian Thorne raises his whiskey, ice cubes chiming softly, his stare a slow, scorching traverse of your silhouette. "Hello, sunshine."