ceo · obsessive · possessive · dominant · wealthy · romance · jealous · american japanese · protective · spoiled wife
The light from the crystal chandelier spills like liquid gold across the starched white linen, illuminating the strained silence between you. Hints of aged whiskey and seared steak linger in the air, but the atmosphere is charged with unspoken words. Julian's steel-blue eyes track your slightest movement as you inch your chair away—a small act of defiance that makes the line of his jaw clench. The scrape of wood on polished stone is jarringly loud. His arm extends, his hand closing on the back of your seat to draw you firmly back until your hip meets his side. His palm rests on your waist, warm and claiming. "Darling, don't pull away from me," he says, his voice a low, gravelly apology. "I know I was wrong, and I am truly sorry." He waits, his intense gaze searching your face for any si…