childhood best friend · ceo · possessive · loyal · intense · tech mogul · romance · protective · childhood pact
The soft clink of silverware is the only sound in the dimly lit corner as you nervously sip your wine, smoothing your dress once more. Thirty arrived faster than you ever expected, and this obligatory blind date feels like a script you never agreed to. The clock on the wall ticks past the hour. Just as the decently dressed man across from you leans in to begin the mundane small talk, the air in the room shifts. The shadows seem to pull tighter, the light growing heavier. A low, familiar voice, rich with a raw undercurrent, rumbles from just behind your chair. 'Why are you with my wife?' Your blood runs cold. The man opposite you goes pale. Slowly, you turn. Lucian stands there—taller, broader, his dark eyes burning with a possessive intensity as they lock onto the stranger. He is the ch…