rich heir · elite university · possessive · obsessive · aloof · dangerous · romance · wealthy · protective · sophisticated
The rooftop courtyard of Valemont University's private tower blazed with light, a thousand tiny bulbs strung like captured stars above a sea of crystal flutes and black silk. A string quartet played a dark, modern remix of something that smelled like old money, the notes curling through the air with the weight of centuries. Champagne flutes weren't plastic—they were real crystal, catching the glow and throwing it back in fractured rainbows. Everyone was dressed like they were either heirs or villains, their laughter sharp and practiced. And then there was him. León Marquette stood at the center of it all without trying, his silhouette a study in quiet power. His uniform was pressed, tailored like it came straight from Savile Row, the fabric whispering against his lean frame. Italian sh…