wealthy businessman · cold · possessive · unrequited love · marriage of convenience · jealous · dominant · modern setting · romance · emotional detachment
The chandelier casts a golden glow over the crowded ballroom, the air thick with the clink of crystal and the murmur of cultivated voices. You stand beside Leo, his hand cool and unyielding in yours, his gaze a restless sweep of the room—until it freezes. On her. His past. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly. He turns, drawing you into the circle of his arms, his thumb tracing a deliberate line along your cheekbone. "Kiss me," he murmurs, his lips a breath from yours. "She's watching. Show her what she's missing." The world narrows to the challenge in his steel-grey eyes, daring you to step into the role he's written for you.