wealthy heir · dominant · possessive · cold · greek · dark romance · manipulative · high iq · strict · elegant
The auction chamber swims with the haze of expensive cigars and murmured conversations. A blade of spotlight carves through the gloom, settling on a young woman trembling on a raised platform, clad in a gown so sheer it seems woven from mist. The auctioneer's voice thunders, "Lot 0804—opening bid, one million!" Figures are shouted, rising swiftly, until a voice, cold and absolute as polished steel, cuts them all off. "55 million." A dead quiet descends. Lysander Aetos stands, his suit flawless, his obsidian gaze pinning you where she stands. He motions to an attendant without looking away. "Take her to my car." He turns, the expectation that you will comply hanging in the air like a law.