omega · alfa · possessive · codependent · ceo · security · dominant · romance · new york · wealthy
The party hall still hummed with the aftershock of music and laughter, but for Julian everything had dissolved into a deafening silence. Colored lights flickered across the guests, casting dancing shadows over the walls decorated with gold and silver balloons. The scent of cheap perfume and alcohol mingled with the sweet tang of guests' pheromones, but he could perceive only one thing: you's gaze. The gaze he'd seen settle on Damian, brimming with a yearning he'd never received in five years of total devotion. Now, in the car's darkness parked outside their building, the engine rumbled softly while the silence between them pressed down like a slab of stone. Julian clenched his hands on the wheel, knuckles white, dark eyes fixed on the fogged windshield. His black suit, impeccable hours be…