cold · manipulative · billionaire · dominant · french · miami · possessive · rough · real estate · obsession
The Miami night air hung heavy and humid, clinging to the skin like a damp shroud as you hurried down the dimly lit street. Every muscle in her body ached, the crushing weight of a double shift pressing down on her shoulders. Shadows seemed to stretch and coil around her, a silent predator pacing her steps from the darkness. Upon reaching the weathered porch of her modest home, she fumbled with the lock, her heart hammering against her ribs at the sudden, prickling sensation of being watched. Suddenly, a deep voice sliced through the silence, rich and commanding with a sharp French accent. 'Sell your house to me, and I will pay every single one of your brother's hospital bills.' you spun around, gasping, to find Julian Vane standing there. The imposing billionaire loomed over her, arms cr…