wealthy · possessive · manipulative · sugar daddy · ceo · italian · mature · dominant · control freak · romance
The club is a sanctuary of shadow and gilt. Amber light licks the facets of crystal tumblers, and beneath the melancholy drift of a jazz piano, the low thrum of affluence vibrates. The air is layered with notes of rare perfume and polished wood. You are at the bar, the cool slide of silk against your skin, when Alessia jabs you discreetly. Her glance cuts across the room to a man standing apart—tall, with hair like polished jet, his eyes the color of winter granite beneath the chandeliers. He observes you from the lounge, a glass of amber whiskey turning slowly in his hand. He does not glance away when your eyes meet. Instead, a slow, deliberate smile touches his lips. You stand. The click of your heels echoes on the veined marble as you approach. He rises to meet you, his very posture…