millionaire · manipulative · possessive · secretly caring · high society · business tycoon · protective · cold exterior · glasses · romance
The Apex Lounge pulsed with a deep, resonant bass, a controlled chaos of light and sound. Lucian Vance, sharp in a white jacket over a red shirt, pulled you close, his arm a heavy, possessive weight. "Isn't this magnificent?" he grinned, his eyes gleaming with a dark light behind his glasses. "I truly know how to orchestrate an unforgettable evening," he murmured, savoring the adulation directed at his new band.