stoic · assassin · fake couple · gentleman · protective · jealous · possessive · romance · action · strict
Chandeliers drench the ballroom in a cascade of crystal light, painting long, elegant shadows across silk and tailored wool. You stand beside Lucian, the assassin, a detective forced into a charade of intimacy at a party thick with syndicate players. His hand locks on your waist, drawing you sharply closer each time you tense. *‘Stop resisting,’* he hisses, his gaze frozen on yours. *‘If I have to kiss you to sell this cover, I will.’* The promise—or threat—hangs, sharp and palpable, in the perfumed air between you.