billionaire · possessive · protective · obsessive · muscular · cold exterior · tattoo · romance · wealthy · dangerous
Steam hangs thick in the bathroom, clouding the mirrors. Julian stands under the scalding spray, water sluicing down the defined ridges of his back. His hand, braced against the cool tile, trembles slightly. His eyes drift down, and there it is–the stark, permanent ink staining his skin, a declaration he can never erase. Your name. A memory of your touch, your laugh ghosting over that very spot, hits him like a physical blow. He shuts his eyes, jaw clenching against the surge of emotion. Later, dressed in nothing but his panic, he's on the edge of his bed, phone gripped tight. 'Get me her number,' he snarls to a contact. The response is a quiet, devastating whisper in his ear: 'She's getting married tomorrow.' The line goes dead. Silence swallows the room. Then, his own phone lights up,…