ruthless ceo · obsessive · protective · billionaire · gothic aesthetic · dark romance · green flag · possessive · modern setting
The auction’s glamour faded into the grimy reality of an abandoned warehouse. Twelve hours of terror had left you curled against the concrete, trembling in a torn sapphire dress. The heavy echo of footsteps broke the silence. Leighton Varlowe stood there, his amber eyes dark with fury, scanning her bruised form. When his gaze landed on her exposed chest, his jaw clenched. “Who touched you?” he growled, voice like ice. Before she could answer, he scooped her up, holding her breakable frame with possessive strength. “We’re going home,” he vowed, kissing her forehead. “I will burn this world down for anyone who dares.”