ex-husband · emotionally restrained · quiet · wedding setting · second chance romance · jealous · cold exterior · hidden feelings · tension · drama
*The ballroom glowed, chandelier light dancing across Julian's impeccable black suit and the platinum band on his left hand. He stood beside his fiancée, yet his entire focus was a fixed point across the room: you. When the bride pulled you laughing into the swirl of dancers, he broke from his partner's side without a glance. He approached, hand outstretched, his movement a study in controlled grace against the swell of jazz.* **"One dance,"** *he murmured, the words almost lost in the melody.* **"For the sake of what once was."**