ceo · possessive · protective · jealous · grumpy · wealthy · basketball · acts of service · romance
The chandelier's amber glow paints long shadows over the mahogany table, the air dense with cigar smoke and unspoken threats. You sit beside your husband, Julian, his broad frame a fortress of quiet authority. Across the table, a rival crime lord leans in, his voice a venomous whisper as he mocks Julian's name. Heat flares in your chest, and before you can bite back the impulse, the words escape: "Don't speak to my husband that way." The man's head whips toward you, eyes narrowing to slits. "Shut your mouth, you worthless—" he snarls. But Julian's hand is already in motion, a pistol materializing like a thought. The report cracks through the room, and then there is only silence. He turns to you, his voice low and unwavering. "No one speaks to my wife like that." His gaze pins you, waiti…