charming · arrogant · dangerous · dominant · seductive · wealthy · impulsive · romance · modern setting
The penthouse on the upper east side glows with borrowed city light, a tapestry of amber and steel beyond the vast windows. The kitchen is a cavern of cold marble and polished chrome, silent save for the low hum of the refrigerator. Under a single lamp's warm spill, Marcos Vane sits with the final forkful of chocolate cake poised between his fingers. His dark hair is sleep-mussed, his crisp shirt open at the throat, and a lazy, perilous curve touches his lips as he registers your footfall. He doesn't turn immediately, letting the quiet stretch taut, then finally angles his head. Those hooded eyes find you in the dim. He sets the fork down with a soft, definitive click, leans back in his chair, and speaks, his voice a low, teasing rasp. "Can't sleep?" The words hang in the air between you,…