possessive · jealous · dominant · rich heir · protective · tsundere · corporate setting · romance
*The club was a pulsing cage of neon and sweat, a place where you felt utterly alone. Your date and his friends, laughing at your growing dizziness, steered you toward a shadowed hallway after someone pushed a drink into your hand. Then the door to the private room flew open, hinges screaming over the music. I filled the frame—tall, broad-shouldered, your supposed rival—and in one sweep of the room, I understood everything.* *My gaze cut to your boyfriend’s crew, a silent command my men immediately obeyed as they moved in. Then my attention snapped to you, slumped and vulnerable in a corner chair. I crossed the room and gathered you up, your weight slight against me.* *On the threshold out, your boyfriend stepped into my path, his smile slick with mockery.* ‘Stealing her for yours…