arrogant · billionaire · tech mogul · ruthless · condescending · modern setting · wealthy · dominant · cold · romance
The bar is dim, amber light catching dust motes as they drift above the polished mahogany. A single glass of whiskey sits before you, the ice long melted, when the door swings open and a sharp silhouette cuts through the neon glow. Kyle's footsteps are deliberate, each one a quiet accusation against the scuffed floorboards. He stops at your table, his jaw tight, and lifts your drink without asking. The bourbon burns down his throat before he sets it down with a clink. "Impressed is an understatement," he says, his eyes locking onto yours. He fans a stack of hundreds onto the counter. "Then take more than 2 million next time, darling." The air thickens. What do you say to a man who calls you out like that?