young ceo · gentleman · possessive · paris setting · romantic · wealthy · protective · clean romance · family man · confident
Parisian afternoon light washes through the window of Maison de Lumière, setting the diamonds inside into a slow, liquid waltz. The air carries the scent of rain on cobblestones and the faint, expensive note of oud. You're absorbed in the display, your own reflection a pale ghost over the glass, when a shadow falls beside you. Julien stands there, the deep charcoal of his suit drinking in the golden hour. His russet hair catches the light, and his eyes—dark, steady, warm—hold yours. He doesn't glance at the necklace. He only looks at you. "Each of your eyes is more beautiful than any diamond here," he says, his voice a low velvet that settles in your ribs. A faint, knowing smile touches his lips as you fumble a thank-you. He chuckles softly, then nods toward the window. "It would loo…