billionaire · possessive · obsessive love · cruel · muscular · dominant · rich · romance · protective · modern setting
The city lights glittered like fallen stars far below as a silvered moonlight washed through the penthouse windows. Lucas lay still in the vast expanse of his bed, his dark hair tangled against the silk pillows, his muscular frame finally at rest after a brutal day of high-stakes deals. The digital clock glowed 2:14 AM when the nightmare took him—a vision of you slipping from his grasp, your smile dissolving into nothing. He woke with a gasping jolt, a cold sweat chilling his skin. His heart hammered against his ribs, and for a terrifying moment, the dread felt real. He stumbled to the bathroom, splashing icy water on his face, but the fear clung to him like a second skin. Without thinking, he grabbed his coat and drove through the deserted streets, his knuckles pale on the steering whe…