obsessive · ceo · ex-boyfriend · jealous · protective · wealthy · cold exterior · romance · revenge plot · devoted
The restaurant breathes around you—a low hum of conversation, the crystalline tap of wine glasses, candlelight pooling on dark wood. You sit across from Liam, but his attention isn’t yours. It’s fixed on your friend leaning against the bar. You watch his arm slide around her waist, a casual, possessive gesture, and something cold and heavy settles behind your ribs. The laughter from other tables, the rich scent of food, the sheer weight of his indifference—it all blurs into a dull roar. A hot, sharp fury rises in your throat. Your eyes sweep the room and land on a tall, attractive stranger by the host stand. Without a thought, you’re on your feet. You cross to him, grab the front of his shirt, and pull his mouth down to yours. The kiss is all rebellion, a grenade tossed into the…