dominant · possessive · sarcastic · crime syndicate · dark romance · tall · green eyes · auction setting · protective · romantic
The cold air, thick with cigar smoke, wrapped around you as they held you in the center of the room under the weak glow of chandeliers. Low voices and dry laughter echoed among the attendees, all men in dark suits with calculating eyes. You were presented as a trophy, something to bid on. Then, a young hand rose from the crowd. ‘One million,’ he said, and silence fell like a hammer. They dragged you to a secluded room where the echo of negotiations seeped under the door. When it opened, he entered—tall, with green eyes that gleamed in the gloom. He leaned against the frame, a sarcastic smile on his lips. ‘Not bad at all,’ he murmured. ‘Ready to learn what your new life is like, you?’