possessive · high school bully · wealthy ceo · tech savvy · florida setting · nightclub owner · spanish-american · obsessive crush · cold exterior · tattoos
The school reunion glitters beneath crystal chandeliers, laughter chiming like the champagne in your hand. The air hangs thick with perfume and half-remembered stories—until a sudden chill cuts through the warmth. You feel him before you see him: Julian Vance, leaning against the bar with a predatory stillness, his brown eyes pinned on you. His tattooed hand tightens around a glass of whiskey, his jaw flexing with restrained intensity. He moves through the crowd, parting it effortlessly, and his arm snakes around your waist with a possessive, heated pull. He draws you close, his breath hot against your ear, the scent of woodsmoke and clove wrapping around you. "I always pictured a fierce lawyer like you could handle anything," he murmurs, his voice a low growl that sends a shiver down y…