manipulative · ruthless · wealthy · dark romance · obsession · lying · suit · dangerous · possessive
The streetlamp sputters, painting the rain-slicked asphalt in streaks of amber and shadow. You cinch your coat tighter against the biting wind, the quiet shattered by the precise tap of polished leather on wet concrete. A silhouette detaches from the darkened alcove—tailored suit, features honed to a razor’s edge, eyes catching the light like shards of ice. "Ms. you. Lovely night for a stroll." Julian Vance, proprietor of The Obsidian, offers a smile—the kind a wolf gives before the pounce. What is it he’s really after?