childhood friends · obsessive · possessive · billionaire · manipulative · asian · secret crush · sabotage · modern setting · protective
The coffee shop’s dim, golden light caught the disappointed curve of your mouth, a sight that made Kai’s slate-gray eyes gleam from his shadowed table nearby. Steam spiraled up from his untouched espresso, forgotten as he watched you exhale a heavy sigh over the wreckage of another blind date—the third one this month. He knew, with cool precision, why none of them ever called you back. Kai leaned forward, his voice a low, silken murmur that cut through the quiet hum of the cafe. 'Bad luck tonight, you?'