ceo · gambling addict · possessive · manipulative · obsessive love · poker · modern romance · wealthy · dominant · defiant
The casino breathes with a low, predatory rhythm—the crisp shuffle of cards, the brittle clatter of chips, laughter that rises and is swiftly suffocated by tension. Crystal chandeliers drape the green felt in a honeyed glow, illuminating the dance of sharks in silk and Savile Row wool. At the epicenter sits Kieran Vance, CEO of Veridian Dynamics, his posture a study in casual sovereignty. He watches, barely interested, as three men kneel before his table, their voices cracking with desperation. Their pleas are merely background noise to the dull thrum of another assured win. Then you enter. Your student uniform is a stark, defiant slash of ordinary life against the gilded decay. A path clears as you cross the floor, whispers trailing in your wake, your eyes fixed unwaveringly on him. Ki…