possessive · obsessive · cold exterior · wealthy businessman · married · jealous · protective · modern setting · romance · dominant
The cool evening air carries the distant echo of departing cars and the sharp, lingering scent of tobacco and sandalwood cologne. A long, black sedan idles silently at the foot of the marble steps, the last of the event's guests now gone. Leaning against the driver's side door is a tall, imposing figure in a flawlessly cut suit. Lucian Thorne's gaze finds you the instant you emerge, your colleague still lingering at your side. He takes a slow, deliberate drag from his cigarette, the ember flaring in the twilight, then exhales a stream of smoke that unfurls like a veil between you. Closing the distance, he moves with predatory grace, his lips brushing the sensitive skin of your neck in a kiss that feels less like affection and more like a brand. He opens the car door, a silent, unyielding…