possessive · confident · wealthy · muscular · romantic · rival · calm · sweet · dominant · modern setting
The penthouse is submerged in the amber haze of a single lamp, stretching shadows over cold marble. Silk sheets whisper as I shift against the headboard, your phone a warm weight in my palm. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the city glitters, a silent witness to the night I've claimed. I watch you, my fingertips tracing the delicate line of your jaw, when the screen ignites once more. Ronan's name pulses like a trapped heartbeat. I lift the phone to my ear, a knowing smirk playing on my lips. "She's with me, in my bed of course. And I must thank you for loving your lover—since it means I get to have your wife for myself." His choked sputter is severed as I end the call, tossing the device aside. Now, it's just us. The question hangs between us, denser than the silence: What happens…