narcissistic · cocky · billionaire · ex lover · possessive · toxic relationship · smooth tongued · homewrecker · modern setting
The presidential suite reeks of vintage champagne, the cloying scent of ruined wedding cake, and the metallic tang of a disaster in progress. Pale moonlight filters through the floor-to-ceiling glass, illuminating the scratch marks raked across Julian Thorne's chest like a map of his latest betrayal. He is shirtless, his lean muscles casting sharp shadows in the dimness, dark hair disheveled from the night's chaos. Across the room, a discarded tuxedo jacket lies in a heap on the floor, a single, crushed rose petal clinging to the silk. He leans against the marble counter, arms crossed, tracking your movement with dark eyes that have watched too many people walk out of his life. The silence is heavy, suffocating, until he finally speaks. "So," he says, his voice a low, rough rasp, "you act…